background: gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) is common during pregnancy. this survey was designed based on the frequency of gdm among an urban population according to the american diabetes association (ada) and the international association of diabetes and pregnancy study groups (iadpsg) criteria.   methods : we included all pregnant women who were admitted to a gynecology clinic from septem...

abstract background and purpose: gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) is the most common metabolic disorder in pregnancy. it was known one of the complications of this period. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between some risk factors with gdm in pregnant women in zahedan, iran. materials and methods: in a descriptive-analytical study, 70 pregnant women with gdm and 140 ...

objective: gestational diabetes influences mother’s health and is accompanied by severe complications. relaxation is a complementary method for managing this disease. hence, the current study aimed to evaluate the effect of relaxation on blood sugar and blood pressure changes of women with gestational diabetes. materials and methods: in present randomized control trial, 58 patients with gestati...

background: pregnant women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of progressive carotid artery disorders. the current study evaluated carotid intima-media thickness (imt) in pregnant women with gestational diabetes at two time points of mid-term and full-term pregnancy to determine whether gestational diabetes mellitus causes increased imt. methods: this cross-sectio...

Background: Research says that diabetes may develop in over 10% of non-diabetic pregnant women. Diabetes which generally occurs late in second trimester and third trimester of pregnancy, it is called gestational diabetes. Overweight or suffering from obesity before pregnancy is type 2 diabetes risk factor. In most cases, diabetic symptoms disappear after delivery. HLA-G has an important role bo...

Introduction: Diabetes is the most common medical complication in pregnancy. Various risk factors have been mentioned for gestational diabetes, but just a few studies have assessed a relationship between periodontal disease and gestational diabetes. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between periodontal disease and gestational diabetes in clients of selected health- care cen...

objective: there are some metabolic similarities between women with gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) and polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos); it is still uncertain, however, to what extent coexistence gdm and pcos affects pregnancy outcome. the present study was designed to determine the obstetric and neonatal outcome in pcos with gdm. materials and methods: a case-control study was conducted i...