gestational diabetes

Real Life Stories: Pregnancy Complications

Being pregnant can result in unexpected medical conditions. Here, three mothers share the emotional and physical hurdles they faced along the way.“The idea of a C-section scared me because it ... READ MORE

Sugar Shock

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), or high blood sugar during pregnancy, used to be relatively rare, occurring in about 3 percent to 4 percent of pregnancies. But in recent years, the rate ... READ MORE

Glucose Screening

I just had my glucose screening test, which was certainly nothing to write home about, especially the third time around. I went to the lab and was promptly handed a bottle of an orange sugary ... READ MORE

Prenatal Exercise, Diabetes, Pregnancy

When your mom was pregnant with you, chances are she wasn’t running, pedaling a stationary bike or doing ball squats. Back then, doctors worried that exercise might harm the growing baby and ... READ MORE

PrePregnancy Diabetes

Gestational diabetes often crops up in the third trimester, but doctors are also troubled by the rising number of women who begin pregnancy as diabetics. The percentage who conceived with ... READ MORE

overweight & pregnant

In increasing number of American women who want to get pregnant soon might want to reconsider their timing: They’re overweight. A study that looked at 53,000 pregnant women’s weight at their ... READ MORE

Preconception Weight Loss

Gestational Diabetes

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Gestational Diabetes Tied to Language Delays

Infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes were twice as likely to have language delays than other children, The New York Times reports.The new study published in the journal ... READ MORE