Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the main public health problems around world. The present study aimed to determine prevalence and risk factors GDM. Objective: To carry out a systematic review through analysis scientific articles in relation predisposing for development Diabetes. Methodology: A studies focused on Diabetes was carried out. bibliographic search Pubmed, ...

BACKGROUND Obesity is increasing in the child-bearing population as are the rates of gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is associated with higher rates of Cesarean Section for the mother and increased risks of macrosomia, higher body fat mass, respiratory distress and hypoglycemia for the infant. Prevention of gestational diabetes through life style intervention has proven to be difficu...

BACKGROUND Worldwide, gestational diabetes affects 15% of pregnancies. It is recommended in patients with gestational diabetes to initiate diet therapy and if this is not adequate, insulin is the next treatment modality. While insulin is the preferred drug therapy to manage gestational diabetes in the majority of women, it may not always be the best option for all women. OBJECTIVE The purpose...

and pregnancy study groups criteria in South Auckland: prevalence, interventions and outcomes Authors: Ekeroma AJ et al. Summary: These researchers investigated the impact of adopting the modified IADPSG (International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups) criteria for gestational diabetes for 6376 pregnant women who delivered at Counties Manukau DHB over a 12-month period. The ge...

The incidence of pregnancy related diabetes has been steadily increasing during the past decade. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the type and prevalence of gestational diabetes complications after implementing new diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes. The incidence of gestational diabetes, maternal age, mode of delivery and birth weight were analyzed. Study patients ...

Objective: To evaluate the roles of prepregnancy obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus as determinants of risks for subsequent diabetes and hypertension during 20 years of follow-up. Design: Prospective, population-based study. Participants: 9362 women delivering singleton infants between 1985 and 1986. Methods: On 20-year follow-up, registry-based data was used to ascertain diagnoses of di...

AIMS To determine differences in pregnancy outcomes including diabetic complications, maternal and perinatal complications between gestational diabetes mellitus and overt diabetes in pregnancy in Japan. METHODS A multi-institutional retrospective study compared pregnancy outcomes between gestational diabetes mellitus and overt diabetes in pregnancy. We examined pregnant women who met the form...

Placental damage may be responsible for the fetal complications in pregnancies complicated by diabetes. We have analyzed the prevalence of gestational diabetes (GD) in a population of 109 pregnant women, the risk factors and the placental changes associated with gestational diabetes. Tests carried out were oral glucose tolerance test at 24-28 weeks of gestation, using the IADPSG (International ...