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Etiology Of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Metzger be buchanan ta coustan dr et al. During pregnancy your body makes special hormones and goes through other changes such as weight gain. In this paper we reviewed the research progress on the etiology of gdm. In spite of this it is still not known why gdm develops in 2 3 of all pregnant women.
Gestational diabetes is a condition in which a woman without diabetes develops high blood sugar levels during pregnancy. G gestational diabetes generally results in few symptoms. In pregnancy it is normal for there to be some levels of insulin resistance and it is thought that the products of the placenta contribute to the state of insulin resistance as gdm usually subsides after pregnancy. Now researchers have a common view on the etiologies of gdm that the occurrence of gdm may be related to genetic susceptibility inflammatory cytokines adipokines and other risk factors such as obesity. In spite of this it is still not known why gdm develops in 2 3 of all pregnant women. 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.
Gestational diabetes is diabetes diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy gestation.
The aetiology of gestational diabetes mellitus is largely unknown but several theories include autoimmune destruction of the beta cells monogenic mutations and insulin resistance. A significant amount of information regarding the pathogenesis of gestational diabetes mellitus gdm has been gathered since the third workshop conference on gdm. Now researchers have a common view on the etiologies of gdm that the occurrence of gdm may be related to genetic susceptibility inflammatory cytokines adipokines and other risk factors such as obesity. Gestational diabetes is diabetes diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy gestation. The aetiology of gestational diabetes mellitus is largely unknown but several theories include autoimmune destruction of the beta cells monogenic mutations and insulin resistance. Summary and recommendations of the fifth international workshop conference on gestational diabetes mellitus.