Diabetes in Pregnancy


Diabetes in Pregnancy

Two types of diabetes can occur during pregnancy—pre-existing diabetes, which will continue after pregnancy, and gestational diabetes, which will go away after the baby is born. Diabetes is a condition in which your body doesn’t make enough insulin or you can’t use it correctly. This video offers details on how these two types diabetes can affect a pregnancy.

Medical Reviewer: Burd, Irina, MD, PhD
Medical Reviewer: Freeborn, Donna, PhD CNM FNP

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