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Do more women need diabetes care when pregnant? Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 03:45 PM PST A change in testing could nearly triple the number of women diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy, but would catching milder cases help mother or baby? A government panel is urging more res… Test for gestational diabetes will not toughen standards, yet Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 03:23 PM PST Gestational diabetes -- the kind that strikes during pregnancy -- is a growing problem. More women are getting it as they wait until their 30s or later to have a baby, and as they increasingly begin their pregnancies already overweight. Cost to treat diabetes on the rise Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 03:20 PM PST The cost of diabetes in the U.S. has skyrocketed in the last five years, jumping to $245 billion in 2012, according to the American Diabetes Association. Cost of diabetes rising in America Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 02:55 PM PST By Jacque Wilson and Sophia Dengo (CNN) â€" Dr. John Anderson isn’t surprised by the rapidly growing cost of diabetes... Family of Xerox CEO to Donate Items Scooped Up in Supermarket Shopping Spree Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 02:29 PM PST A winning bid at a Rochester Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation fundraiser earned the top executive at Xerox a shopping spree at a local grocery store. HEALTHBEAT: Govt panel says not yet to test that would diagnose more diabetes during pregnancy Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 02:20 PM PST WASHINGTON - A change in testing could nearly triple the number of women diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy, but would catching milder cases help mother or baby? A government panel is urging more research to find that out before doctors make the switch. Gestational diabetes â the kind that High cost of diabetes: Financial coma Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 02:09 PM PST Dr. John Anderson isn't surprised by the rapidly growing cost of diabetes in America. New research from the American Diabetes Association shows the total cost of diabetes was $245 billion in 2012 -- a 41% increase from the $174 billion spent in 2007. More News Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 01:48 PM PST Do more women need diabetes care when pregnant? WASHINGTONâ€"Developing diabetes during pregnancy isn't good for mother or baby, and it's a growing problem. Now there's a push to change how women are tested for the disorder. HEALTHBEAT: Govt doctors consider whether more women should get diabetes care during pregnancy Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 01:45 PM PST WASHINGTON - Developing diabetes during pregnancy isn't good for mother or baby, and it's a growing problem. Now there's a push to change how women are tested for the disorder. But a government panel warns that would label a lot more women as diabetic that may not need to be. Do more women need diabetes care when pregnant? - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 01:41 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) - Developing diabetes during pregnancy isn't good for mother or baby, and it's a growing problem. Now there's a push to change how women are tested for the disorder. But a government panel warns that would label a lot more women as diabetic that may not need to be.

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