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Just started using insulin for gestational diabetes. did i do something wrong to need it?

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Dr. Yu Sun answered

Take care for this: Some women with gestational diabetes need insulin, in addition to a meal plan and physical activity, to reach their blood glucose targets.

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Answered 6/18/2015

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