Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Gestational Diabetes




Gestational Diabetes is a type of Diabetes that occurs during pregnancy

Though quite often the condition occurs in the second and third trimester it is not uncommon to find women devolping Diabetes even first trimester.

How can you look for Gestational Diabetes

Gestational Diabetes is diagnosed by way of Oral Glucose tolerance test

What are the risk factors Gestational Diabetes

History of over weight or obese
Family history of Diabetes
A previous of history a large infant
A past history of Gestational Diabetes
An unexplained miscarriage or if you are of South Asian origin 

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