Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes: Introduction

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a form of diabetes that occurs in pregnant women. It usually causes only mild symptoms similar to those of early Type 2 diabetes, and is thus often only diagnosed by specific screening in the 24th-28th week of pregnancy; some cases sadly remain undiagnosed. GDM can cause serious complications for the baby and the mother, so early diagnosis and ongoing treatment is important for a good outcome.

Symptoms of Gestational diabetes

• No early symptoms
• Mild symptoms
• Mild Type 2 diabetes symptoms - see Type 2 diabetes
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Gestational diabetes:

• Pregnancy -- Related Home Testing:
  • Home Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Early Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Ovulation Tests
  • Home Fertility Tests
  • Home Rhesus/RH Blood Type Tests
  • Home Fetal Tests
• Fertility-related Home Testing:
  • Home Ovulation Tests
  • Home Fertility Tests
• Male Fertility Tests
  • Home Sperm Tests
  • Sperm Count Tests
  • Sperm Motility Tests
• High Cholesterol: Home Testing:
  • Home Cholesterol Tests
  • Home Triglycerides Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Test Devices
• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• Thyroid: Home Testing:
  • Home Thyroid Function Testing
  • Home TSH Tests
  • Home Adrenal Function Tests
• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
  • Home Weight Testing
  • Home Body Fat Testing (BMI)
  • Home Body Fat Monitoring
  • Home Fitness Testing
• Adrenal Gland Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Adrenal Function Testing
  • Home Thyroid Function Tests
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Diabetes Testing
  • Home Blood Glucose Test Kits
  • Home Urine Glucose Tests
  • Home Urine Ketone Tests
  • Home Diabetes HbA1c Tests
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Kidney Health Tests
  • Home Eye Health Tests
• more tests...»

Gestational diabetes: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Gestational diabetes:

• Complications for mother (see Pregnancy symptoms)
  • Type 2 diabetes - many women with GDM will later get Type 2 diabetes.
  • Impaired Glucose Tolerance - GDM may lead to IGT, milder than Type 2 diabetes.
  • Insulin resistance
• Complications for baby (see Birth symptoms) - the baby can suffer if the mother does not control diabetic blood sugar levels adequately.
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Gestational diabetes

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Gestational diabetes

• Test for the mother
  • Oral glucose tolerance test
• Tests for the baby
  • Physical exam
  • Ultrasound
• more tests...»

See full list of 10 diagnostic tests for Gestational diabetes

Wrongly Diagnosed with Gestational diabetes?

• Misdiagnosis of Gestational diabetes
• Failure to diagnose Gestational diabetes
• Hidden causes of Gestational diabetes (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes: Self Assessment Tools

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• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
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Gestational diabetes: Medical Mistakes

• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Gestational diabetes: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Gestational diabetes:

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• Heart health products & offers »
• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Womens Health
• High cholesterol
• more product offers...»

Gestational diabetes: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

In-Depth Reports: Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis

Diabetes diagnosis and misdiagnosis (In-Depth Report): Detailed report on diabetes misdiagnoses, rare curable types, and less common diagnostic issues....read full report »

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Misdiagnosis and Gestational diabetes

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Poorly healing leg rashes a classic sign of chronic disease: Recurring leg rashes, or poorly healing leg rashes, are a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes, particularly of Type 2 diabetes, but also Type 1 diabetes. They can...read more »

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps, particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes. However, there are also various other causes. See causes of leg cramps...read more »

Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension, is often a...read more »

Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often in child patients than in adults...read more »

Undiagnosed celiac disease in pregnancy harms fetus: The failure to diagnose the common but less known digestive disease celiac disease (see symptoms of celiac disease) is linked to adverse fetal outcomes. See ...read more »

Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status can affect her level of fertility. Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce...read more »

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Gestational diabetes: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Diabetes & Endocrinology Specialists:
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Gestational diabetes

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Gestational diabetes:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Gestational diabetes, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Gestational diabetes: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Gestational diabetes

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More information about causes of Gestational diabetes:

• Gestational diabetes as a complication caused by other conditions
• Gestational diabetes as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Gestational diabetes

Treatments for Gestational diabetes

• Diet changes
• Exercise - with care and under medical advice; take extra care if using insulin.
• Diabetic blood sugar control
• Self monitored blood glucose testing
• Ketone testing
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 treatments for Gestational diabetes

Latest Treatments for Gestational diabetes

• Blood glucose monitoring
• Diet
• Insulin therapy
• Oral hypoglycaemics
• more treatments...»

Read more about the latest treatments for Gestational diabetes

News Archives for Gestational diabetes

Medical news articles related to Gestational diabetes include:

• Gestational Diabetes Risk Higher for Asian-White Couples
• Health Tip: Keep Gestational Diabetes Under Control
• Health Tip: Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes
• Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Boosts Risk for Birth Defects
• Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Rates Have Doubled
• Acupuncture May Relieve Heartburn In Pregnancy
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Gestational diabetes

Medical research articles related to Gestational diabetes include:

• Active Compared With Expectant Delivery Management in Women With Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review
• Benefits and Risks of Oral Diabetes Agents Compared With Insulin in Women With Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review
• Risk factors for type 2 diabetes among women with gestational diabetes: a systematic review
• Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: u.s. Preventive services task force recommendation statement.
• Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.
• Dietary advice in pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus
• Diabetes in pregnancy: management of diabetes and its complications from pre-conception to the postnatal period
• Metformin versus insulin for the treatment of gestational diabetes.
• more research...»

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Patient Surveys for Gestational diabetes

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Prognosis for Gestational diabetes

Prognosis for Gestational diabetes: Good. Usually cures after birth. Need to control sugars during pregnancy for baby's health.

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Reseach about Gestational diabetes

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Clinical Trials for Gestational diabetes

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Gestational diabetes include:

• Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Trial - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Glyburide Compared to Insulin in the Management of White's Classification A2 Gestational Diabetes - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - glyburide,Insulin
• An RCT to Evaluate Incidence, Cost and Clinical Outcomes Using 75 vs 100g. Screening Methods for Gestational Diabetes - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Safety & Efficacy of Insulin Aspart Vs. Regular Human Insulin in Gestational Diabetes - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Novolog (Insulin Aspart),Novolin R,Novolin N
• Correlation Between Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Intermittent Glucose Monitoring Values and Pregnancy Outcomes - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 15 Clinical Trials for Gestational diabetes

Statistics for Gestational diabetes

• Medical statistics for Gestational diabetes
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Gestational diabetes
• Death and Mortality statistics for Gestational diabetes
• Society statistics for Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes: Broader Related Topics

• Diabetes
• Pregnancy-related conditions
• Pancreas conditions
• more types...»

Types of Gestational diabetes

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Article Excerpts about Gestational diabetes

Diabetes Overview: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Gestational diabetes develops only during pregnancy. Like type 2 diabetes, it occurs more often in African Americans, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, and people with a family history of diabetes. Though it usually disappears after delivery, the mother is at increased risk of getting type 2 diabetes later in life. (Source: excerpt from Diabetes Overview: NIDDK)

Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Some women develop gestational diabetes during the late stages of pregnancy. Although this form of diabetes usually goes away after the baby is born, a woman who has had it is more likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life. Gestational diabetes is caused by the hormones of pregnancy or a shortage of insulin. (Source: excerpt from Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: NIDDK)

Definitions of Gestational diabetes:

Glucose intolerance which onsets during pregnancy; does not include diabetics who become pregnant or women who become lactosuric; after pregnancy, the woman is reclassified as diabetic or not depending on whether glucose intolerance persists. - (Source - Diseases Database)