What is Gestational Diabetes?

December 24, 2010 by Scott B.  
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Gestational diabetes is diabetes that happens in women during a pregnancy and happens in 1-3% of all pregnancies. The hormones the body creates during the pregnancy cause a resistance to insulin. Typically after the pregnancy is completed diabetes goes away, however there is a 67% chance that the next pregnancy it will comeback. A small percentage of women will go on to have type 2 diabetes in... [Read more]