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Gestational diabetes affects about 4 percent of all pregnant women - about 135,000 cases in the United States each year.

5 Great Resources on Gestational Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association: Gestational Diabetes
• Healthwise (via WebMD): Gestational Diabetes
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: Gestational Diabetes
• Mayo Clinic: Gestational Diabetes
• National Institute of Child Health & Human Development: Gestational Diabetes

What is Gestational Diabetes?

• Familydoctor: Gestational Diabetes
• BabyCenter: Gestational Diabetes
• Wikipedia: Gestational Diabetes
• UpToDate: Screening and Diagnosis

What are the Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes?

• BUPA World: Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes
• NDIC: How Does Gestational Diabetes Affect Me?
• Mayo Clinic: Signs and Symptoms
• ADA: Gestational Diabetes Symptoms
• University of Maryland Medical Center: Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes

What are the Causes and Complications of Gestational Diabetes?

• HealthScout: Causes and Risk Factors of Gestational Diabetes
• MedicineNet: Complications of Gestational Diabetes
• HealthSystem: Risk Factors Associated with Gestational Diabetes
• MedlinePlus: Gestational Diabetes Possible Complications
• WrongDiagnosis: Complications for Both Mother and Baby

What are the Treatments for Gestational Diabetes?

• eMedicineHealth: Treatments for Gestational Diabetes
• EverydayHealth: Gestational Diabetes Treatments
• LifeClinic: Gestational Diabetes Treatment
• WrongDiagnosis: Gestational Diabetes Treatment
• Healthwise (via Yahoo): Gestational Diabetes Treatment

What are the Holistic Alternatives for Gestational Diabetes?

• Health World: A Walking Program for Gestational Diabetes
• Grannymed: Gestational Diabetes Diet
• PeaceHealth: Gestational Diabetes Home Treatment

How Can You Prevent Gestational Diabetes?

• MayoClinic: Gestational Diabetes Prevention
• HealthWise (via WebMD): Gestational Diabetes Prevention
• dLife: Everything You Need to Know About Preventing Gestational Diabetes
• NYC Department of Health: Gestational Diabetes Prevention

Foundations and Support Groups on Gestational Diabetes

• DiabeticMommy: Gestational Diabetes Support Group
• Google Groups: Gestational Diabetes Support
• March of Dimes: Gestational Diabetes
• MayoClinic: Gestational Diabetes Coping Skills

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Gestational Diabetes

• Healthedia: Gestational Diabetes Blog

Gestational Diabetes

• StorkNet: Michelle's Story
• DiabetesBlog: Gestational Diabetes Blog
• HealthLine: Top Results on Gestational Diabetes

Clinical Trials for Gestational Diabetes

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Gestational Diabetes
• CenterWatch: Gestational Diabetes
• ADA: Frequently Asked Questions on Gestational Diabetes

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Gestational Diabetes

• Yahoo Groups: Women with Gestational Diabetes
• BabyCenter: Gestational Diabetes
• ExperienceProject: I Had Gestational Diabetes Chat
• TheMommyPlaybook: Gestational Diabetes

Controversy and Lawsuits about Gestational Diabetes

• Birth-Injury.legalview: Medical Malpractice and Negligence: Gestational Diabetes
• Mothering Magazine: Gestational Diabetes Controversy

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Gestational Diabetes

• JAMA: Jama-Search Result
• PubMed Central: Gestational Diabetes
• Google Scholar: Recent Articles on Gestational Diabetes

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