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The Placenta and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Current Diabetes Reports, 2011
By its location between maternal and fetal bloodstreams the human placenta not only handles the materno-fetal transport of nutrients and gases, but may also be exposed to intrauterine conditions adversely affecting placental and fetal development. Such adverse conditions exist in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and have ...
M, Gauster, G, Desoye, M, Tötsch, U, Hiden   +3 more
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

2012
Gestational diabetes mellitus is one of the most common medical problems that results from an increase in the insulin resistance as well as an impairment of the compensatory increase in insulin secretion from the beta cells of the pancreas. It serves as a metabolic stress test that uncovers underlying insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction ...
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Update on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2012
The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing in the United States. Universal GDM screening is recommended, although evidence of benefit is lacking. Treatment of GDM reduces the risk of shoulder dystocia, preeclampsia, and macrosomia. Intensive treatment is more effective than less-intensive treatment.
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Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

2020
Once a woman is diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), two strategies are considered for management; life-style modifications and pharmacological therapy. The management of GDM aims to maintain a normoglycemic state and to prevent excessive weight gain in order to reduce maternal and fetal complications.
Z. Asli Oskovi-Kaplan, A. Seval Ozgu-Erdinc   +1 more
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Epidemiology of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

2018
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as carbohydrate intolerance that begins or is first recognized during pregnancy. Although it is a well-known cause of pregnancy complications, a systematic review of its epidemiology has become more complex following the introduction of new World Health Organization /International Association Diabetes in ...
Yariv Yogev, Avi Ben Haroush, Moshe Hod, Jeremy Oats   +3 more
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Incidence of gestational hypertension in gestational diabetes mellitus

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2003
The purpose of this study has been to establish the incidence of gestational hypertension (GH) in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to examine the frequency of complications in women with co-existent GDM and GH. Furthermore, we wished to evaluate the significance of urine albumin excretion determined by the urine albumin creatinine ...
Jan, Kvetny, Hedvig F, Poulsen
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Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2005
The term 'gestational diabetes mellitus' is unsatisfactory as it refers to a heterogeneous group of women, including those with minimal abnormality of carbohydrate metabolism and those with undiagnosed type II diabetes. However, perinatal morbidity is increased even in the group of women who have only impaired glucose tolerance; the mothers are at ...
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Gestational Diabetes mellitus and Neonatal Hyperthyrotropinemia

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, 2002
<i>Objective:</i> To determine whether gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with increased incidence of neonatal hyperthyrotropinemia. <i>Study Design:</i> In a retrospective study, maternal characteristics, infant outcome and cord blood thyrotropin (TSH) concentration were compared between 469 diet-treated GDM ...
Lao, TT, Lee, C-P
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Impact of Seasonality on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets, 2017
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a major health concern that seems to be influenced by seasonality.To assess the impact of seasonality on the incidence of GDM in an Italian population.This is a retrospective cohort study of 5,473 pregnant women attending the Operative Unit of Diabetes, who underwent GDM screening by means of the 75-g oral glucose
Chiefari E., Pastore I., Puccio L., Caroleo P., Oliverio R., Vero A., Foti D. P., Vero R., Brunetti A.   +8 more
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Physical Activity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

2014
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as 'carbohydrate intolerance resulting in hyperglycemia of variable severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy'. GDM is associated with several detrimental health consequences during pregnancy and delivery for both mother and baby.
van Poppel, M.N.M., Ruchat, S.M., Mottola, M.F.   +2 more
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