Gestational diabetes is a special type of diabetes that can affect pregnant women. The condition is defined as elevated blood ...

There seems to be a connection between gestational diabetes and childhood obesity. Studies suggest that gestational diabetes increases the risk of childhood obesity. Share on Pinterest VlarVix/Getty ...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is different from type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It usually occurs around the 24th week of ...

Gestational diabetes affects one in seven expecting women globally and rates of this troubling condition are rising. Blood glucose levels that become elevated for the first time during pregnancy can ...

A recent study by Kuopio University Hospital and the University of Eastern Finland shows that sleep disturbances during ...

Pregnancy changes a woman’s body in ways that are visible and invisible. Some changes fade after childbirth, while others ...

Gestational diabetes is a health condition that involves high levels of glucose in the blood while a woman in pregnant. While most women with gestational diabetes have normal pregnancies and give ...

Studies from around the world suggest prolonged heat exposure during pregnancy can disrupt blood sugar regulation, increasing ...

In Australia 12-14% of pregnancies are affected by gestational diabetes. Despite its prevalence, most people aren’t aware the risks don’t end when the pregnancy does. Diabetes occurs when the level of ...

Gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy, affects between three and 20 percent of pregnant women. Those who develop gestational diabetes are seven times as likely to ...

You probably know someone with diabetes, as it is an increasingly common disease. In 2017, more than 425 million adults were living with diabetes, and more than 1,106,500 children were living with ...

Gestational diabetes develops during pregnancy (gestation). Like other types of diabetes, gestational diabetes affects how your cells use sugar (glucose). Gestational diabetes causes high blood sugar ...