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Diabetes in Pregnancy: 'I changed my life'

Click here to view original web page at www.bbc.com Mum-of-four Shaida Akbar with her youngest daughter, Hajrah At the age of 24, Shaida Akbar developed gestational diabetes, like thousands of pregnant women every year.
Diabetes in pregnancy: ‘I changed my life’

Mum-of-four Shaida Akbar with her youngest daughter, Hajrah At the age of 24, Shaida Akbar developed gestational diabetes, like thousands of pregnant women every year.

According to Diabetes UK, the hormones that kick in when a woman is pregnant prevent insulin from controlling blood sugar levels correctly.

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