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Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes

Gestationsdiabetes·Also: Schwangerschaftsdiabetes

Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that appears for the first time during pregnancy. It is detected through screening examinations and usually resolves again after the birth.

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