"Diabetes, Gestational" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Diabetes mellitus induced by PREGNANCY but resolved at the end of pregnancy. It does not include previously diagnosed diabetics who become pregnant (PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS). Gestational diabetes usually develops in late pregnancy when insulin antagonistic hormones peaks leading to INSULIN RESISTANCE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; and HYPERGLYCEMIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D016640
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.170 C18.452.394.750.448 C19.246.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Diabetes, Gestational- Diabetes, Gestational
- Diabetes, Pregnancy-Induced
- Diabetes, Pregnancy Induced
- Pregnancy-Induced Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
- Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diabetes, Gestational" by people in Profiles.
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Study protocol for a mixed methods exploratory investigation of aftercare services for gestational diabetes in women to develop a new patient-centred model in Germany: the GestDiNa_basic study. BMJ Open. 2021 08 02; 11(8):e046048.
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Effectiveness of real-time continuous glucose monitoring to improve glycaemic control and pregnancy outcome in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2020 11 30; 10(11):e040498.
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