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Planning a healthy future with gestational diabetes

Managing life after a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes can seem uncertain and scary. Diabetes educator Annie Reed emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy diet and an active lifestyle to promote wellness.


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