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  1. Interactive case study: Gestational diabetes - DiabetesontheNet

    This series of interactive case studies is aimed at all healthcare professionals in primary and community care who would like to broaden their understanding of diabetes. These two cases provide an overview of gestational diabetes (GDM). The scenarios cover the screening, identification and management of GDM, as well as the steps that should be ...

  2. Early onset gestational diabetes mellitus: A case report and ...

    Abstract. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Screening for GDM is usually done at 24–28 weeks of gestation. In this case, we report a 31–year-old woman who developed gestational diabetes at 6 weeks in two successive pregnancies.

  3. Case Study: Complicated Gestational Diabetes Results in ...

    Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is certainly a major part of diabetes management. However, with this degree of hyperglycemia, MNT would not be adequate as monotherapy. Treatment for gestational diabetes includes the use of insulin if fasting blood glucose levels are >95 mg/dl (5.3 mmol/l) or 2-h postprandial values are >120 mg/dl (6.7 mmol/l).1

  4. Gestational diabetes mellitus: Case definition & guidelines ...

    1.1. Need for developing case definitions and guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation for gestational diabetes mellitus as an adverse event following immunization. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common condition in pregnancy that can result in significant morbidity and mortality to both mother and fetus.

  5. Patient with Gestational Diabetes Case Report - Slidesgo

    Free Google Slides theme and PowerPoint template. Download the "Patient with Gestational Diabetes Case Report" presentation for PowerPoint or Google Slides. A clinical case is more than just a set of symptoms and a diagnosis. It is a unique story of a patient, their experiences, and their journey towards healing. Each case is an opportunity for ...

  6. Gestational diabetes mellitus: Major risk factors and ...

    1. Introduction. Chronic diseases such as diabetes have become one of the major public health problems in recent years. One of the main forms of diabetes is gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is recognized as glucose intolerance, and is diagnosed initially during pregnancy.

  7. PPT - Gestational diabetes mellitus PowerPoint Presentation ...

    Gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes. This is a type of diabetes that some women get during pregnancy. Between 2 and 10 percent of expectant mothers develop this condition, making it one of the most common health problems of pregnancy. How will I know if I have gestational diabetes? *Pregnancy Weight Tracker. 407 views • 8 slides

  8. Women’s experiences of a diagnosis of gestational diabetes ...

    Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) - a transitory form of diabetes induced by pregnancy - has potentially important short and long-term health consequences for both the mother and her baby. There is no globally agreed definition of GDM, but definition changes have increased the incidence in some countries in recent years, with some research suggesting minimal clinical improvement ...

  9. The Pathophysiology of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - PMC

    Abstract. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a serious pregnancy complication, in which women without previously diagnosed diabetes develop chronic hyperglycemia during gestation. In most cases, this hyperglycemia is the result of impaired glucose tolerance due to pancreatic β-cell dysfunction on a background of chronic insulin resistance.

  10. Clinical Case Presentation: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus ...

    Gdm - Free download as Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt / .pptx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online.