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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

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  • Author(s): Leader, Natasha Jo
  • Source:
    Nutridate. Mar2012, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p2-4. 3p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Graph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      GESTATIONAL diabetes; DIABETES; PREGNANCY; GLUCOSE; INSULIN resistance
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a temporary form of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. It offers a definition of term diabetes mellitus, and shows how blood glucose is regulated in the body. It details the development of insulin resistance in pregnancy, and how gestational diabetes develops in pregnant women. The causes and the people at risk of developing GDM are discussed.