Medically, Gestational (jes-TAY-shun-ul) Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance, which is diagnosed during pregnancy. It is reported to affect approximately 7% of all pregnancies.

Purpose: The pathophysiology, diagnosis, complications, and management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are discussed, along with considerations in setting up a pharmacist-run GDM education ...

Women who have gestational diabetes have increased risk of type 2 diabetes in the years after delivery. Those who go on to develop the chronic disease fall into three “clusters,” each with a ...

A growing number of women experience high blood sugar levels during pregnancy which typically resolve after birth.

Older age and higher BMI increased risk for gestational diabetes among pregnant women. A link was found between gestational diabetes and increased asthma exacerbation risk during pregnancy but not ...

Among those who have had gestational diabetes, about 35% will develop type 2 diabetes within a decade. A new study led by Dr. Saifur Khan, Ph.D., cardiology research faculty member at the ...

The study could not account for other mediators of cardiovascular risk and breastfeeding, such as social determinants of ...