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A growing number of women experience high blood sugar levels during pregnancy which typically resolve after birth.

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a global health concern with significant short and long-term complications for both mother and baby. Early prediction of GDM, particularly ...

A new study published in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth has found that variations in serum ferritin levels across ...

Taking prednisone can make the liver resistant to insulin, raising blood sugar levels and potentially leading to steroid-induced diabetes. Steroids may also worsen existing diabetes symptoms.

1 Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China 2 Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Center of Red Cross Hospital of Harbin, ...

Medically, Gestational (jes-TAY-shun-ul) Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance, which is diagnosed during pregnancy. It is reported to affect approximately 7% of all pregnancies.

Gestational diabetes affects 14 -17% of pregnant women worldwide. The Pregnancy Diabetes Calculator is designed according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, aiming to identify ...

This model offers an unprecedented opportunity to deepen our understanding of CF-related diabetes (CFRD), a ... new insights into the disease's pathophysiology. The team developed their CF rabbit ...

Women who have gestational diabetes have increased risk of type 2 diabetes in the years after delivery. Those who go on to develop the chronic disease fall into three “clusters,” each with a ...