Los Angeles: Pregnant pop star Kimberley Walsh has been tested for gestational diabetes.
The 32-year-old, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Justin Scott, underwent a precautionary examination amid concerns she could develop the condition, which affects the processing of insulin, during her pregnancy.
``Last week I had a glucose screening test for gestational diabetes. It`s not routinely done on the NHS but lots of practitioners think it should be, as it`s a condition that can be managed so it doesn`t affect the baby,” contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.
``The only way of knowing if you have it is to do the test; you drink a large glass of Lucozade within five minutes, wait an hour and have a blood test to see how the sugar affects you. If necessary they do further tests over three hours, so I`ll have to wait and see,” she added.
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First Published: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 19:11
