Birth weight: A predictor of gestational diabetes mellitus.Innes KE, Byers TE, Marshall JA, Baron A, Orleans M, Hamman RF. Association of a woman's own birth weight with subsequent risk for gestational diabetes Gestational Diabetes Definition Gestational diabetes is a condition that occurs during pregnancy. Like other forms of diabetes, gestational diabetes involves a defect in the way the body processes and uses sugars (glucose) in the diet. . JAMA JAMA abbr. Journal of the American Medical Association 2002;287:2534-254l. High or low weight at birth increases a woman's risk for developing gestational diabetes mellitus gestational diabetes mellitus Glucose intolerance first detected during pregnancy Associations ↑ Maternal and fetal perinatal complications, tendency to develop glucose intolerance in absence of pregnancy 5-10 yrs later Incidence Up to 5% of pregnancies during her first pregnancy. A population-based, case-controlled study of 23,395 healthy women in New York State Department of Health databases confirmed that fetal growth may be important in the cause of gestational diabetes mellitus, a major complication of pregnancy and a predictor of type 2 diabetes mellitus Type 2 diabetes mellitus One of the two major types of diabetes mellitus, characterized by late age of onset (30 years or older), insulin resistance, high levels of blood sugar, and little or no need for supple-mental insulin. . |
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