Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a form of diabetes that occurs in pregnancy. GDM, defined as glucose intolerance, first diagnosed or initiated during pregnancy affects 1-14% of pregnancies based on various studies. Screening and early diagnosis and appropriate glycemic control can improve prenatal outcomes. Telephone follow-up seems to be a reasonable way for pregnant women...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy that is not clearly type 1 or 2 diabetes. Approximately 84% of hyperglycemia cases during pregnancy are due to GDM, while the remaining 26% are due to preexisting type 1 or 2 diabetes, which is defined as diabetes in pregnancy (DIP). The International Diabetes Federation indicates that 1 in 6 infants are born to mothers ...

CONTEXT The effect of diabetes during pregnancy on the cognitive development of offspring is unclear because of inconsistent findings from limited studies. OBJECTIVE This review was aimed to provide the best available scientific evidence on the associations between maternal pregnancy diabetes and the cognitive development of offspring. DATA SOURCES A search was conducted in the Embase, CINA...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a serious and growing public health concern in South Africa, but its prevalence and distribution in pregnant women is not well known. Women diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy have a substantially greater risk of adverse health outcomes for both mother and child. This study aims to determine the prevalence and social determinants of diabetes during pregnancy in South...

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common complications during pregnancy. This study aims to analyze relationship between changes in vitamin A, E, and oxidative stress levels, pregnancy outcomes GDM patients.

Data from birth certificates in the United States indicate that maternal diabetes complicates 2%-3% of all pregnancies, but these data may underestimate the true prevalence of maternal diabetes in pregnancy. Two major forms of maternal diabetes may occur during pregnancy: preexisting or "pregestational" diabetes, and gestational-onset or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Only the former is k...

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BACKGROUND Diabetes in pregnant women is associated with an increased risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity and remains a significant medical challenge. Diabetes during pregnancy may be divided into clinical diabetes and gestational diabetes. Experimental models are developed with the purpose of enhancing understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of diseases that affect humans. With ...