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Intolerancia a la glucosa durante el embarazo
Es la presencia de glucemia alta (diabetes) que empieza o se diagnostica primero durante el embarazo.
Las hormonas del embarazo pueden bloquear el trabajo que hace la insulina. Cuando esto sucede, la niveles de glucosa se pueden incrementar en la sangre de una mujer embarazada.
Usted está en mayor riesgo para la diabetes gestacional si:
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