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When Sophie was pregnant with her first baby, she had an oral glucose tolerance blood test. A few days later, the hospital phoned telling her she had gestational diabetes.

Pregnant women should dim the lights in their home and turn off or at least dim their screens a few hours before bedtime to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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In a bid to reduce the risk of developing gestational diabetes, pregnant women are being advised to stay away from artificial light late at night - including light from mobile phones and electronic devices

The rate of gestational diabetes jumped to 7.8% of all births in the U.S. where new mothers should dim lights before bed.

According to a recent Northwestern Medicine study, pregnant women should dim their home's lights and switch off or at least dim their screens (computer monitors and smartphones) a few hours before bedtime to lower their risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Read further on Dynamite News:

"Try to reduce whatever light is in your environment in those three hours before you go to bed"

Those exposed to more light in hours before sleep appear more likely to develop gestational diabetes, researchers suggest