A lot of women feel overwhelmed or scared when their doctor starts talking about gestational diabetes. Many women do not realize that it is a normal part of pregnancy for every woman to get tested for gestational diabetes. This is because, although there are risk factors, any woman has the potential to have gestational diabetes. In fact, sometimes a woman with multiple risk factors may not get gestational diabetes, but a woman with no known risk factors will.

Here are some common questions about gestational diabetes to help you understand it a little better:

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