Han J, Xu J, Long YS, Epstein PN, Liu YQ. Rat maternal diabetes impairs pancreatic -cell function in the offspring. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 293: E228–E236, 2007. First published March 27, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00479.2006.—It has been shown that maternal diabetes increases the risk for obesity, glucose intolerance, and Type 2 diabetes mellitus in the adult life of the offspring. Mechan...

BACKGROUND Gestational diabetes is impaired carbohydrate metabolism first diagnosed in pregnancy. Knowledge of diabetes dates back to centuries before Christ. Objective was to describe maternal complications during antenatal period and Maternal and neonatal outcome in gestational diabetes mellitus. METHODS This Descriptive observational study was conducted at Department of Obstetrics and Gyna...

The objective of this study was to describe the reproductive profile of women with diabetes mellitus (DM) and to identify their knowledge regarding maternal and fetal risks and preconception care. This exploratory study was performed at the Integrated Center for Hypertension and Diabetes, from March to July 2009, on a sample consisting of 106 women. The variables were: number of pregnancies, bi...

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is a public health concern and one of the causes maternal fetal mortality morbidity.Gestational diabetes most common issue that can occur during pregnancy.it happens when mother isfirst diagnosed with pregnancy. The minimizing factors for gestational are adequate knowledgeabout condition early detection treatment; healthy practices on diet physical activeness. Awar...

Fetal growth and development is primarily dependent upon the nutritional, hormonal and metabolic environment provided by the mother. A wartime famine study in Holland first showed that a low food intake reduces the glucose offered to the fetus and thus produces smaller size infants at birth. Maternal glucose regulation is however affected by numerous factors including physiological changes of p...

To describe maternal complications and neonatal outcomes caused by gestational diabetes mellitus a descriptive observational study was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan and Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata, over a period of one year from July 2009 to June 2010. Women diagnosed by oral glucose tolerance test as gest...

AIMS To determine differences in pregnancy outcomes including diabetic complications, maternal and perinatal complications between gestational diabetes mellitus and overt diabetes in pregnancy in Japan. METHODS A multi-institutional retrospective study compared pregnancy outcomes between gestational diabetes mellitus and overt diabetes in pregnancy. We examined pregnant women who met the form...

Abstract Background The aim of the study was a retrospective comparison differences in maternal-foetal outcomes between women with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (T1DM T2DM). Methods A cohort 135 patients pregestational diabetes, 73 T1DM (mean age 29 ± 5 years) 62 T2DM 33 6 years), intensive insulin treatment throughout pregnancy were evaluated. Clinical metabolic parameters prevalence maternal...

gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) is one of the important problems in pregnant women. this study conducted to determine association the level of serum glucose with fetal-maternal complications of gestational diabetes with insulin therapy. this study has been conducted as an existing data study, so medical records of all pregnant women with gdm that have been treated with insulin during 2 year...