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The lowdown on gestational diabetes : thenational





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The lowdown on gestational diabetes

The lowdown on gestational diabetes
The lowdown on gestational diabetes
Dr Tarig Abdalla, consultant endocrinologist and diabetologist, and chief health specialist for women at Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, answers our questions on diabetes during pregnancy.What is gestational diabetes?Gestational diabetes can develop during pregnancy.


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Women develop gestational diabetes more in summer

Women develop gestational diabetes more in summer
Women develop gestational diabetes more in summer
London: Planning for pregnancy during the summer months may not be a good idea as you may be at an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, a study says.The study revealed that there can be 51 per cent rise in the incidence of the high blood sugar condition due to a possible peak in the temperature.The study examined seasonal patterns in glucose tolerance and in the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus -- a form of high blood sugar affecting pregnant women.


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No clear threshold to diagnose gestational diabetes

No clear threshold to diagnose gestational diabetes
No clear threshold to diagnose gestational diabetes
No clear threshold to diagnose gestational diabetesHigh blood glucose associated with complicationsJo Carlowe Wednesday, 14 September 2016A new study,* published today, reports a consistent association between higher blood glucose levels during pregnancy and increased risk of complications around the time of birth, but there is no clear evidence of a threshold effect.Writing in The BMJ, the researchers say there is now an urgent need to work out the best threshold to balance the benefits and harms of treating women with high blood glucose levels during pregnancy.Gestational diabetes is associated with increased risk of a range of adverse outcomes around the time of birth and can affect the longer term health of mother and infant.


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