gestational diabetes mellitus
1gestational diabetes mellitus — (type 3 diabetes) diabetes that develops during pregnancy. Only by observing what happens at the end of the pregnancy can it be decided whether or not the condition is persistent. Gestational diabetes is routinely screened for at antenatal… …
2Gestational diabetes — Classification and external resources Universal blue circle symbol for diabetes.[1] ICD 10 …
3Diabetes mellitus — Diabetes redirects here. For other uses, see Diabetes (disambiguation). Diabetes mellitus Classification and external resources Universal blue circle symbol for diabetes.[1] …
4gestational diabetes — mellitus (GDM) diabetes mellitus with onset or first recognition during pregnancy; it does not include diabetics who become pregnant or women who become lactosuric …
5diabetes mellitus — [mə līt′əs] n. 〚ModL, lit., honey diabetes < L mellitus, of honey, honeyed < mel, honey: see MILDEW〛 a chronic form of diabetes involving an insulin deficiency and characterized by an excess of sugar in the blood and urine, and by hunger, thirst …
6Diabetes mellitus type 1 — Diabetes type 1 Classification and external resources Universal blue circle symbol for diabetes.[1] ICD 10 …
7Diabetes mellitus type 2 — Classification and external resources Universal blue circle symbol for diabetes.[1] ICD 10 …
8gestational diabetes — diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance that is diagnosed during pregnancy (see glucose tolerance test). Women at increased risk of gestational diabetes include those with a personal history of the condition or a family history of… …
9Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy — For women with diabetes mellitus, pregnancy can present some particular challenges for both mother and child. If the woman who is pregnant has diabetes, it can cause early labor, birth defects, and very large babies. Planning in advance is… …
10diabetes mellitus — a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism in which sugars in the body are not oxidized to produce energy due to lack of the pancreatic hormone insulin. The accumulation of sugar leads to its appearance in the blood (hyperglycaemia), then in the… …
