The Latest Breaking News from Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes, characterised by elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy, affects almost three million women worldwide every year.

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When Sophie was pregnant with her first baby, she had an oral glucose tolerance blood test. A few days later, the hospital phoned telling her she had gestational diabetes.

Psychological stress and changes in prenatal care could be to blame for a jump in gestational diabetes cases

The reality star shared the joyous news in February that she and her fiancé Matthew Sarsfield are preparing to welcome their 'rainbow baby'

Charlotte Dawson, who is the daughter of late comedian Les Dawson, has revealed she has been told by doctors she doesn't have gestational diabetes this time around after struggling with the condition during her pregnancy with Noah

Doctors at University Hospital Southampton are trialling a finger-prick test to be carried out at home.

Pregnant women should dim the lights in their home and turn off or at least dim their screens a few hours before bedtime to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. Must read further on Dynamite News:

Ellie Warner shared a health update as she sat down on the sofa to film Gogglebox with her sister Izzi during the latest episode of th award-winning show

In a bid to reduce the risk of developing gestational diabetes, pregnant women are being advised to stay away from artificial light late at night - including light from mobile phones and electronic devices

The rate of gestational diabetes jumped to 7.8% of all births in the U.S. where new mothers should dim lights before bed.