Sometimes your body goes through changes that can make it use insulin less effectively. That’s called insulin resistance. In this case, not enough sugar gets to your cells, and too much stays in your ...

Typically, screening for gestational diabetes involves taking a glucose challenge (or glucose screening) test, which involves drinking a liquid with glucose, then having blood drawn an hour later to ...

A gestational diabetes diagnosis is manageable—and early action makes a difference. Michelle Debbink, MD, talks with Kirtly Jones, MD, about how elevated sugars affect fetal growth and delivery, what ...

(NewsNation) — Diabetes affects the lives of tens of millions of Americans. Gestational diabetes is part of this total but specifically affects 5% to 9% of pregnant women in America, per the CDC. As ...

Pregnancy may be wrapped in glow and celebration, but three silent medical conditions including anaemia, gestational diabetes ...

About 1 in 10 pregnant women experience gestational diabetes. Cases are rising, but in many instances it is manageable with a change in diet. High blood sugar can lead to complications. FOX 2 - It's ...

Most people with gestational diabetes can safely nurse their infants. In fact, health agencies highly recommend it because it offers multiple advantages for both the birthing parent and child. Health ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota — Pregnancy is a time of significant change for a woman's body. Hormones fluctuate, energy levels shift and new challenges arise. One challenge that some women face is gestational ...

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 ...

Childbirth, a moment of joy and celebration, should be a time to welcome new life into the world after weeks of pregnancy. However, for Black women in the U.S., this long-anticipated milestone is ...

In this cohort study, both prenatal depression and gestational diabetes were associated with childhood obesity risk, with larger ...