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Gestational Diabetes Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have gestational diabetes and any of the following:

Constant hunger and thirst
Difficulty breathing
Frequent urination
Glucose and ketones are present in the urine
Glucose reading over 300 mg/dl
Repeated blood glucose readings over 160 mg/dl during pregnancy
Repeated blood glucose readings over 200 mg/dl
Repeated vomiting
Severe fatigue
Sudden weight loss
Fever over 101 degrees F (38.3 C)
Weight gain of more than 10 lbs
Worsening abdominal pain

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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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