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Gestational Diabetes: How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy
In this video, learn the risk factors and treatment for gestational diabetes.
Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Sarah Gupta, MD
Updated on February 3, 2025Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that begins during pregnancy in a woman who did not have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes before getting pregnant.
In this video, learn the risk factors, symptoms, and treatment of gestational diabetes, according to dietitians and endocrinologists.
Additional Medical Contributors (3)
- Sonal Chaudhry, MDDr. Chaudhry is an Endocrinologist at NYU Langone Health in New York City.
- Sandra Arévalo, RDNSandra Arévalo is a spokesperson for the American Association of Diabetes Educators and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and director of nutrition services and community outreach at South Bronx Health Center.
- Frances Largeman-Roth, RDNFrances Largeman-Roth is a nutritionist and cookbook author in New York City.
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References
American Diabetes Association. (n.d.). Gestational diabetes: Treatment & perspective.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). Diabetes risk factors.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). Gestational diabetes.
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