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Does gestational diabetes have different severity levels?

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Yes: Just like diabetes type 2, gestational diabetes can be mild or severely uncontrolled.

Dr Brown and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/20/2012

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Dr. Gutti Rao answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

May be: You have have varying blood sugar levels. Sometimes difficult to control.

Answered 12/9/2013

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