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Gestational diabetes: Risk of your baby getting diabetes
Your baby isn't at risk for developing diabetes simply because of your gestational diabetes.
If you follow the guidelines for managing your gestational diabetes and maintain a normal blood glucose level during pregnancy, your baby is less likely to be predisposed to obesity and type 2 diabetes later in life.
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Source: Allina Patient Education, Gestational Diabetes: When You Have Diabetes During Pregnancy, second edition, ISBN 1-931876-21-6
First published: 11/27/2006
Last updated: 11/27/2006
Reviewed by: Allina Patient Education experts