A high blood glucose level that starts or is first recognized during pregnancy. As pregnancy progresses, there is an increased need for nutrients for the developing baby. Additionally, hormone changes during pregnancy affect the action of insulin, resulting in high blood glucose levels. Usually, blood glucose levels return to normal after childbirth. However, women who have had gestational diabetes are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Gestational diabetes can increase complications during labor and delivery and increase the rates of fetal complications related to the increased size of the baby.
characterized by the onset or recognition of impaired glucose tolerance during pregnancy and its resolution following delivery
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About 4% of pregnant women develop Gestational Diabetes. It occurs when the body cannot make and use all the insulin it needs for pregnancy. Gestational diabetes must be treated during pregnancy and usually goes away after childbirth.
A type of diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy.
A form of diabetes that can develop during pregnancy, resulting in improper regulation of glucose levels in the blood
A disease characterized by high blood sugars during pregnancy.
A diabetic condition which occurs during pregnancy and often goes away after the baby's birth.
a condition in which the glucose level is elevated and other diabetic symptoms appear during pregnancy in a woman who has not previously been diagnosed with diabetes.
Diabetes that occurs while a child is still forming in the uterus.
A condition in which high blood sugar levels develop during pregnancy in women who were not previously diabetic; diagnosed at 24-28 weeks gestation; levels usually return to normal after delivery, but about 50% of mothers with gestational diabetes later develop type 2 diabetes.
A carbohydrate intolerance of varying degrees of severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes develops during some cases of pregnancy but usually disappears when pregnancy is over. However women who have had gestational diabetes are at a much greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes at a later stage in their lives.
develops during pregnancy due to a deficiency of insulin during pregnancy that disappears following delivery. Women who have had gestational diabetes are at a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
Onset of an abnormal glucose tolerance in pregnancy which usually reverts to normal after delivery.
glucose intolerance in pregnancy
form of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy in women who do not otherwise have diabetes.
Gestational diabetes mellitus Diabetes that develops during pregnancy, resulting in improper regulation of glucose levels in the blood.
Diabetic state of abnormally high blood glucose levels that starts or first becomes apparent during pregnancy. It usually starts in 24th to 28th weeks of pregnancy and blood glucose levels usually return to normal after delivery.
High blood glucose that occurs only in pregnant women who do not already have diabetes.
Diabetes that arises during pregnancy; usually subsides after delivery
A type of diabetes mellitus occurring during pregnancy. In most cases symptoms disappear after delivery.
Any degree of impaired glucose regulation which is first recognised during pregnancy. After the birth the problems often disappear. But if they continue it will be classified as either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
Mellitus (GD, GDM) -- A temporary impairment of the ability to process sugar during pregnancy.
A form of diabetes that begins during pregnancy and usually disappears after delivery.
A form of diabetes occuring in pregnancy characterized by the body's inability to metabolize carbohydrate due to a lack of insulin. Symptoms usually disappear after delivery, although in some cases may return several years later. Suggested causes include the destruction of insulin by the placenta and placental lactogen play a role. Treatment includes insulin injections, a high protein diet and supplemental calcium and iron intake. Sometimes called pregnancy diabetes.
Carbohydrate intolerance that is first recognized during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes increases the risk of perinatal mortality and the later development of maternal diabetes.
A form of diabetes that appears during pregnancy (gestation). Most pregnant women are tested for this condition. It may or may not remain after the baby is born.
diabetes that devel ops during pregnancy. The mother's blood glucose rises due to hormones secreted during pregnancy, and the mother cannot produce enough insulin to handle the high er blood glucose levels. Although gesta tional diabetes ceases after pregnancy, about 60 percent of women who've had gestational diabetes eventually develop type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. Often, diabetes manifests itself during pregnancy; sometimes it disappears after the pregnancy.
A type of diabetes triggered by pregnancy. Hormones released during pregnancy can raise the mother's blood glucose levels. She can lower levels with diet and exercise, or she may need to inject insulin. Gestational diabetes usually clears up after giving birth, but women who have had it are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
diabetes that develops during pregnancy. The mother's blood glucose rises due to hormones secreted during pregnancy, and the mother cannot produce enough insulin to handle the higher blood glucose levels. Although gestational diabetes usually goes away after pregnancy, about 60 percent of women who've had gestational diabetes eventually develop type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. Diabetes is a condition in which the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body cannot use the insulin produced. As a result, glucose (blood sugar) increases in the blood and is passed out of the body through the urine.
A type of diabetes that can occur in pregnant women who have not been known to have diabetes before. Although gestational diabetes usually subsides after pregnancy, many women who've had gestational diabetes develop type 2 diabetes later in life.
A temporary condition that occurs during pregnancy. Hormonal changes along with the growth demands of the baby increase a pregnant womanâ€(tm)s insulin needs significantly. If your body cannot make enough insulin to compensate, high blood glucose levels result, leading to a diagnosis of gestational diabetes.
See: Diabetes, gestational.
A disease characterized by carbohydrate intolerance during pregnancy.
form of diabetes which begins during pregnancy in women who have not been known to have diabetes before, and usually disappears following delivery.
carbohydrate intolerance during pregnancy that usually resolves itself after delivery. Can usually be controlled through diet and, if necessary, medication. About 3% of pregnancies are complicated by diabetes.
(jest-AY-shun-ul) (dye-ah-BEE-teez) A type of diabetes mellitus that can occur when a woman is pregnant. In the second half of her pregnancy, a woman may have glucose (sugar) in her blood at a higher than normal level. In about 95 percent of cases, blood sugar returns to normal after the pregnancy is over. Women who develop gestational diabetes, however, are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
A condition that develops during pregnancy when blood sugar levels become too high because the mother doesn't produce enough insulin. Gestational diabetes can be treated, and it usually disappears after pregnancy.
Gestational diabetes is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with the onset or first recognition occurring during pregnancy. Many pregnant women do not notice any symptoms of diabetes, but urine and blood tests may show that they have it. Symptoms of diabetes may include thirst, weight loss, eating too much, urinating in large quantities and unexplained fatigue.
Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes found in pregnant women. There is no known specific cause but it is believed the hormones of pregnancy reduce a woman's receptivity to insulin resulting in high blood sugar.