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Tuesday Checkup: New Criteria For Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes

For the first time in 50 years there are new guidelines for diagnosing gestational diabetes. Currently, fewer than 1 in ten pregnant women is diagnosed, but that number could be going up if the new guidelines are followed. Angela Townsend writes about this issue in her "Reproductive Matters" column in the health section of the Plain Dealer. She spoke with ideastream's Eric Wellman.