{"id":78189,"date":"2025-12-16T13:54:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=78189"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:45:51","slug":"gestational-diabetes-mellitus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gestational-diabetes-mellitus\/","title":{"rendered":"Gestational Diabetes Mellitus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A study conducted at seven antenatal clinics with over 3,000 women, found that early gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects about one in five pregnant women.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Gestational Diabetes Mellitus<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is <\/span><b>glucose intolerance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> first diagnosed during pregnancy, and is <\/span><b>typically diagnosed between 24-28 weeks gestation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Causes\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It happens when the <\/span><b>hormones from the placenta block<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> your ability to use <\/span><b>or make insulin.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The placenta supplies a growing fetus with nutrients and water, and also produces a variety of hormones to maintain the pregnancy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is called <\/span><b>contra-insulin effect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which usually begins about 20 to 24 weeks into the pregnancy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Symptoms: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the time, gestational diabetes doesn&#8217;t cause symptoms but it includes excessive thirst, <\/span><b>urinating more often, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fatigue, nausea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk factors can increase the chances of developing GDM. These include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living with <\/span><b>overweight or obesity<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being over the <\/span><b>age of 45<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a <\/span><b>family history of diabetes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having <\/span><b>polycystic ovary syndrome<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (PCOS)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gestational diabetes can be managed with a combination of lifestyle changes and medication.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/study-shows-evidence-of-growing-early-gestational-diabetes-among-pregnant-women\/article70395102.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is glucose intolerance first diagnosed during pregnancy, and is typically diagnosed between 24-28 weeks gestation. 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