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Educate women about risks of type 2 diabetes.(Obstetrics)
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. -- Women need to be better educated about the risks of type 2 diabetes in pregnancy, Dr. Erin Keely said at the annual meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology.
"Type 2 diabetes is at least as dangerous in pregnancy as type 1 diabetes," said Dr. Keely of the University of Ottawa.
The incidence of type 2 diabetes is on the rise--largely due to the increasing prevalence of obesity. Since 1991, there has been more than a 60% increase in the prevalence of obesity.
Currently, about 6% of women of childbearing age are morbidly obese (body mass index over 40), and obesity is associated with substantially increased risk of gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
In fact, 90% of women with type 2 diabetes are overweight, Dr. Keely noted.
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