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Like other types of diabetes, gestational diabetes affects how your cells use sugar (glucose). Gestational diabetes causes high blood sugar that can affect your pregnancy and your baby’s health. While any pregnancy complication is concerning, there’s good news. You’ll need View Diagram Gestational Diabetes Side Effects Figure Image
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Some pregnant women do notice subtle signs of gestational diabetes. The symptoms are similar to those of other forms of diabetes. But they’re also common symptoms in all pregnant women, so they’re easy to miss as the sign that something’s View Diagram Gestational Diabetes Symptoms Ukwhfqbi Image
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Gestational diabetes also increases the risk of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, in the baby right after delivery. This medical problem typically occurs if the mother’s blood sugar levels have been consistently high, leading to high blood levels of insulin View Diagram Gestational Diabetes Baby Figure Image
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Following the plate method has been proven in studies to help diabetes patients correctly plan their meals and improve their intake of previously missed food groups, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The diabetes portion plate is an View Diagram Gestational Diabetes Plate Method Figure Image