Do more women need diabetes care when pregnant?

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CORRECTS TREATMENT TO TESTING - This image provided by Kira Fonteneau shows Kira and her daughter Sydney, 2, in Birmingham, Ala. on March 5, 2013. A government panel wants more research to find out if more aggressive testing of diabetes during pregnancy should be pursued. Fonteneau was diagnosed with a mild case of diabetes during her pregnancy. She quickly changed how she ate and gave birth to a healthy daughter 2 years ago. (AP Photo/Kira Fonteneau)WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

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