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What can happen to your baby if you have gestational diabetes?
What can happen to your baby if you have gestational diabetes?
What can happen to your baby if you have gestational diabetes?
Babies of GDM mothers may have more birth weight, preterm birth and respiratory distress, low blood sugar shortly after birth and hypoglycemic seizures, still birth and obesity/ diabetes later in their life.Last updated on 04 Jul 2025
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What are the risks of using insulin to lose weight?
Insulin causes decrease in blood sugar leading to loss of consciousness and sometimes convulsions too, when used for reasons other than treating Diabetes where sugar levels are high to start with.Last updated on 04 Jul 2025
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How does diabetes affect the kidneys?
With time, raised blood sugar can damage blood vessels in the kidneys as well as nephrons making them not work as well as they should. Many people with diabetes also develop high blood pressure, which can damage kidneys too.Last updated on 04 Jul 2025
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What are the signs and symptoms of Type 1 diabetes?
Increased thirst, extreme hunger, unexplained weight loss, frequent urination, fatigue, irritability, blurred vision, slow healing wounds, presence of ketones in urine, fruity odour and frequent infections.Last updated on 04 Jul 2025
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