Recommendations for treatment of gestational diabetes include
a. weight loss.
b. dietary control.
c. avoidance of sugar.
d. oral diabetes medication.
B
Gestational diabetes is generally treated using dietary control and moderate exercise. These measures help regulate weight gain; weight loss is not recommended during pregnancy. Dietary control may include limiting sugar intake, but it is not necessary to avoid it completely. If gesta-tional diabetes cannot be controlled using diet and exercise, insulin may be used, but oral di-abetes mediations are not used during pregnancy.
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