長期健康影響：研究顯示，妊娠糖尿病媽媽將來發展為2型糖尿病的風險比普通女性高7倍左右(Kim et al., 2002)。
寶寶健康：孩子出生后肥胖及血糖異常風險也會上升。
建議：產后6-12周檢查空腹血糖，每1-3年隨訪一次，有利于及早發現和改善血糖異常。
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