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In the western part of India, it's one of the major causes of diabetes among adolescents, as blood sugar tests are rarely conducted before 20 weeks in gestation.
Gestational Diabetes About
The condition is not caused by a lack of insulin, but by the action of hormones produced during pregnancy that blocks the action of insulin.
The condition is not caused by a lack of insulin, but by the action of hormones produced during pregnancy that blocks the action of insulin.
When the blood sugar count exceeds 120mg per liter, two hours after taking 75 grams of glucose, a woman is taken to be suffering from gestational diabetes.
Debashish Basu, president, DAY, said, “Pregnant women generally have a high sugar count. But when it exceeds 120mg, we term her as a gestational diabetes patient. The fetus, too, runs the risk of contracting the disease. First, gestational diabetes enhances the possibility of congenital deformities. Secondly, it might affect the child at a later stage, which happens often. But it is difficult to trace it back to gestational diabetes since tests to confirm the disease are not mandatorily conducted on pregnant women.”
Gestational Diabetes Before 26 Weeks of Pregnancy Increases Risk of Autistic Baby by 42%
The authors noted that their project was an observational study, meaning that it reveals a correlation rather than describing a cause-effect relationship
The authors noted that their project was an observational study, meaning that it reveals a correlation rather than describing a cause-effect relationship
A study on diabetes among school children in Kolkata is being conducted by DAY. West Bengal ranks second among metros in terms of the number of diabetic patients, while Chennai ranks first, Mumbai third and Ahmedabad fourth.
Gestational Diabetes Risk Early in Pregnancy Assessed in New Test
A new study indicates that levels of a biomarker in a pregnant woman's blood can help physicians gauge her risk of developing gestational diabetes during the first trimester.
A new study indicates that levels of a biomarker in a pregnant woman's blood can help physicians gauge her risk of developing gestational diabetes during the first trimester.
Source-Medindia
Study Links Gestational Diabetes to 7-fold Increase in Sleep Apnea Risk
A recent study found women diagnosed with gestational diabetes are nearly seven times more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea than other pregnant women.
A recent study found women diagnosed with gestational diabetes are nearly seven times more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea than other pregnant women.
