Women with diabetes who get pregnant have a higher risk of foetal malformation and abortion compared to others including those with gestational diabetesDiabetes is a particularly dangerous condition for pregnant women, warn doctors in the city. They aren't talking about gestational diabetes (a condition where you develop the disease during pregnancy) but about diabetic women who get pregnant. "These days out of 100 pregnant women at least 5% to 7% have diabetes and we are not talking of gestational diabetes. This is also the child bearing age and that is why we are seeing more cases of pregnant women with a diabetic condition," said Dr Patt. "There is also the social practice in India were pregnant women are fed calorie rich food.

Source: dna November 14, 2017 02:48 UTC