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Etiology Of Gestational Diabetes. Pregnant women who can t make enough insulin during late pregnancy develop gestational diabetes. This condition is called gestational diabetes mellitus gdm. Gestational diabetes causes high blood sugar that can affect your pregnancy and your baby s health. Women diagnosed with diabetes in the first trimester are now classified as having type diabetes.
Being overweight or obese is linked to gestational diabetes. 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. Gaining too much weight during pregnancy may also be a factor. In spite of this it is still not known why gdm develops in 2 3 of all pregnant women. A significant amount of information regarding the pathogenesis of gestational diabetes mellitus gdm has been gathered since the third workshop conference on gdm. Metzger be buchanan ta coustan dr et al.
This condition is called gestational diabetes mellitus gdm.
Gaining too much weight during pregnancy may also be a factor. Summary and recommendations of the fifth international workshop conference on gestational diabetes mellitus. Women who are overweight or obese may already have insulin resistance when they become pregnant. 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. There are a number of causes of gestational diabetes with the effect of placental hormones being one of the most significant causes. In spite of this it is still not known why gdm develops in 2 3 of all pregnant women.