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  • Gestational diabetes is diabetes that occurs during pregnancy.
  • When the pregnancy is over, the diabetes usually disappears.
  • Women who develop gestational diabetes have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
  • A healthy lifestyle is important for both mother and baby to reduce their risk of diabetes in the future.
  • If you have had gestational diabetes before, in future pregnancies you will have a test done early in the pregnancy to check that your blood glucose levels are in the normal range.

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Reviewed on: 14-12-2021