What is Your Risk for Gestational Diabetes?


Gestational diabetes can strike any pregnant woman. But some women are at a higher risk than others. Take the following test to determine your risk:

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1. Are you older than age 25?
2. Are you overweight?
3. Have you had gestational diabetes in the past?
4. Does anyone in your family have diabetes or has your mother had gestational diabetes?
5. Do you have high blood pressure?
6. Have you experienced recurrent yeast infections?
7. Have you previously delivered a very large infant or a stillborn baby?
8. Are you of Hispanic, African-American, Native American, Asian, or Pacific Island descent?
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