Twice as many women to be diagnosed with gestational diabetes

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Thu, 02/25/2010 - 23:00

(Northwestern University) Two to three times more pregnant women may soon be diagnosed and treated for gestational diabetes, based on new measurements for determining risky blood sugar levels for the mother and her unborn baby, according to a study by investigators at Northwestern University.

Blood sugar levels that were once considered in the normal range are now seen as causing a sharp increase in the occurrence of overweight babies, early deliveries, cesarean section deliveries and potentially life-threatening preeclampsia.

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