Gestational Diabetes Testing Protocol Questions & Answers

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Sonal J Patel, MD Staff Physician, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Florida Hospital

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George T Griffing, MD Professor Emeritus of Medicine, St Louis University School of Medicine

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