Pregnancy Diabetes

Introduction: Pregnancy Diabetes

Description of Pregnancy Diabetes

Pregnancy Diabetes (medical condition): Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a form of diabetes that occurs in pregnant women. It usually causes only mild ...more

Pregnancy Diabetes: See also:

Gestational diabetes:
  »Introduction: Gestational diabetes
  »Symptoms of Gestational diabetes
  »Treatments for Gestational diabetes

Pregnancy Diabetes: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Pregnancy Diabetes:

• Pregnancy (699 causes)
• Pregnancy symptoms (699 causes)
• Pregnancy disease
• Pregnancy disorder
• Diabetes (212 causes)
• Diabetes symptoms
• Subclinical

Pregnancy Diabetes as a Disease

Pregnancy Diabetes: Another name for Gestational diabetes (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Gestational diabetes
  »Symptoms of Gestational diabetes
  »Treatments for Gestational diabetes

Pregnancy Diabetes: Related Diseases

Pregnancy Diabetes: Pregnancy Diabetes is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Diabetes
• Pregnancy-related conditions
• Pancreas conditions
• Diabetes-like conditions
• Endocrine system conditions
• Women's health conditions
• Women-only conditions

Symptoms of Pregnancy Diabetes (Gestational diabetes)

Some of the symptoms of Pregnancy Diabetes incude:

• No early symptoms
• Mild symptoms
• Mild Type 2 diabetes symptoms - see Type 2 diabetes

Read more about symptoms of Pregnancy Diabetes (Gestational diabetes)

Treatments for Pregnancy Diabetes (Gestational diabetes)

Treatments for Pregnancy Diabetes (Gestational diabetes) include:

• Diet changes
• Exercise - with care and under medical advice; take extra care if using insulin.
• Diabetic blood sugar control
• Self monitored blood glucose testing
• Ketone testing

See full list of 6 treatments for Pregnancy Diabetes

Treatment of Pregnancy Diabetes: For more treatment information about Pregnancy Diabetes, see treatment of Gestational diabetes (Pregnancy Diabetes)

Pregnancy Diabetes: Article Excerpts about Gestational diabetes

Diabetes Overview: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Gestational diabetes develops only during pregnancy. Like type 2 diabetes, it occurs more often in African Americans,... (Source: excerpt from Diabetes Overview: NIDDK)

Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Some women develop gestational diabetes during the late stages of pregnancy. Although this form... (Source: excerpt from Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: NIDDK)

Pregnancy Diabetes: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Pregnancy Diabetes:

• obesity
• hypertension
• syndrome X
• macrosomia
• lazy colon syndrome
• hypocalcemia
• large for date babies
• insulin
• diabetic coma
• hypoglycaemia
• diabetic ulcer
• diabetic foot
• oral thrush

Terms associated with Pregnancy Diabetes:

The following terms can be used for Pregnancy Diabetes

• gestational diabetes mellitus

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