Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy in about 3-8% of females not previously diagnosed with diabetes. Screening tests for gestational diabetes are usually performed around the 24th-28th week of pregnancy. It is a temporary form of diabetes and usually disappears after the baby is born. However, it is a marker of much greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Gestational diabetes
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