Gestational diabetes
Also called: diabetes during pregnancy
A condition that causes high blood sugar during pregnancy.
- Treatable by a medical professional
- Requires a medical diagnosis
- Lab tests or imaging always required
- Medium-term: resolves within months
Gestational diabetes is diabetes diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy. Like other types of diabetes, gestational diabetes affects how the body's cells use sugar, which also is called glucose. In people who have gestational diabetes, blood sugar usually returns to its typical level soon after the baby is born.
Common: More than 200,000 US cases per year
Consult a doctor for medical advice
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