Diabetes and Pediatric Endocrinology

Track 11 : Gestational Diabetes :

GDM (gestational diabetes mellitus) is a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy and causes complications for both the mother and the foetus. Gestational diabetes is caused by the body's inability to produce enough insulin to meet the demands of pregnancy. As a consequence, glucose levels in the blood rise to dangerously high levels, resulting in hyperglycaemia. Gestational diabetes develops after the baby's body has matured that's why it does not cause any defect.