What are gestational diabetes and its solutions?

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Gestational diabetes is diabetes diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy. It can can be managed with diet, life style modifications and medications to lower blood sugar level.

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My blood test shows extra calcium at 12.9mg and I weigh 100kg at 59 years old. There's a parathyroid issue on the right side of my neck that's been there for 4 years. Do I need surgery for this or can it be treated with medication? The test says it's excess calcium so I'm worried about what to do next

yes,sx opinion.

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What does metformin do exactly?

Metformin works by helping to restore your body's proper response to the insulin you naturally produce. It also decreases the amount of sugar that your liver makes and that your stomach/intestines absorb.

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I've been on Glimiprex MF 1500 for a while now, but over the past three days, my blood sugar levels have been normal, even without taking the medication. I'm not using any other medicine to control my sugar. Can you help me understand what's possibly going on?

continue the same medication

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