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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Simrat Kaur, Ritu null, S.P. Subashini null, Sanathoi Chanu null

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Journal of Nurse Midwifery and Maternal Health 9(1):p 27-29, January-April 2023. | DOI: 10.21088/jnmmh.2454.7506.9123.4

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Ritu, Subashini SP, Chanu S, et al. Gestational diabetes mellitus. J Nurse Midwifery Matern Health. 2023;9(1):27–9.

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Received : March 24, 2023         Accepted : April 14, 2023          Published : May 30, 2023

Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing in prevalence in tandem with the dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age. Much controversy surrounds the diagnosis and management of gestational diabetes, emphasizing the importance and relevance of clarity and consensus. If newly proposed criteria are adopted universally a significantly growing number of women will be diagnosed as having GDM, implying new therapeutic challenges to avoid foetal and maternal complications related to the hyperglycemia of gestational diabetes. This review provides an overview of clinical issues related to GDM, including the challenges of screening and diagnosis, the pathophysiology behind GDM, the treatment and prevention of GDM and the long and short term consequences of gestational diabetes for both mother and offspring.

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This research received no funding.

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Whether all authors contributed significantly to the work and approve its publication.

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This article does not involve any human or animal subjects, and therefore does not require ethics approval.

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We would like to express our gratitude to the patients, their families, and all those who have contributed to this study.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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Ritu, Subashini SP, Chanu S, et al. Gestational diabetes mellitus. J Nurse Midwifery Matern Health. 2023;9(1):27–9.

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Received Accepted Published
March 24, 2023 April 14, 2023 May 30, 2023
DOI: 10.21088/jnmmh.2454.7506.9123.4

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Gestational diabetesDiagnostic criteriaComplicationsTreatment

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Received March 24, 2023
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