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What is the definition or description of: gestational diabetes mellitus?

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Specializes in Psychiatry

Gestational DM: Is high blood sugar that starts or is first diagnosed during pregnancy, usually starting half way thru pregnbancy & is mild.

Answered 4/20/2013

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Diabetes...: That occurs during pregnancy obstetricians standard care looks for patients who develop it.

Answered 9/28/2016

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