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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Diabetes Awareness MonthAre You at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?

Gestational diabetes may up Type 2 risk

(Irish Health) UPDATED 2008-07-30
Developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy significantly increases a woman's chance of having Type 2 diabetes later on, a new study has found. Researchers looked at 633,449 women who gave birth between 1995 and 2002. Of the participants, two percent of the women who did not have gestational diabetes went on to develop Type 2 diabetes later, while 19 percent of the women who had gestational diabetes later developed Type 2.  Read full story >
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