I saw this posted at WWW.YOUTUBE.COM.

WWW.YOUTUBE.COM writes:

I found this posted at WWW.BBC.CO.UK on Monday.

"A Newcastle University study suggests the risk of birth defects increases if the pregnant mother has diabetes."

Bernice wrote:

I came across this post today and thought I would pass it along.

"According to the Centers for Disease Control in the USA: Diabetes is an epidemic. 17 million Americans have diabetes with 5.9 million completely unaware that they even have the disease. Diabetes is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States with over 200,000 deaths each year from diabetes-related complications. Among U.S. adults, diagnosed diabetes increased 49% from 1990 to 2000 ..."

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London, Jan 6 : Diabetes during pregnancy increases the risk of birth defects, such as congenital heart disease and spina bifida, by four-fold, researchers say.

Pregnant women with diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect, according to new research.

People have many questions and misconceptions about diabetes. Here are some of the more common ones, along with some answers.

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