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Does gestational diabetes create risk for developing type 2 diabetes after pregnancy?

There is definitely a greater risk for type 2 diabetes following gestational diabetes, a condition caused by changing hormone levels during pregnancy. There is a 50% incidence of type 2 diabetes for women who develop gestational diabetes. It is common for blood sugars to normalize after pregnancy and then five to ten years later increase again to diabetic levels.

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