Gestational Diabetes: What Increases Your Risk
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What Increases Your Risk
You have an increased chance of developing gestational diabetes if:
- You are 25 or older when you become pregnant.
- You have had gestational diabetes before.
- You have given birth to a baby who weighed more than 9 lb (4 kg).
- You weighed more than 9 lb (4 kg) when you were born.
- You have a parent or sibling who has type 2 diabetes.
- You are obese (your body mass index [BMI] is 30 or higher).
- You are a member of a racial/ethnic group that has a high risk of developing diabetes, such as Latin Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Americans, African-Americans, or Pacific Islanders.
- You have polycystic ovary syndrome.
- You have a dark skin rash on the back or your neck or in folds on your body.
- You take corticosteroid medicine.
| Last updated: | January 12, 2006 |
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| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Lois Jovanovic, MD - Endocrinology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman |
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