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How severe does blood sugar have to be to cause birth defects?
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No known value: There is no one value that one can say causes birth defects. More important is at what stage of fetal development exposure occured and how persistent it was. For prospective mothers with diabetes we advise to start paying close attention to their glucose control several months before trying to get pregnant.
Answered 1/10/2015
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