Pregnant Women at Risk for Gestational Diabetes
April 23rd, 2009
Pregnant Women at Risk for Gestational Diabetes
About 3 to 8 percent of pregnant women in the United States develop gestational diabetes. As with type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes occurs more often in some ethnic groups cardiochek among women with a family history of diabetes. Gestational diabetes is caused by the hormones of pregnancy or a shortage of insulin. Women with gestational diabetes may not experience any symptoms.
