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Descriptor English:   Diabetes, Gestational 
Descriptor Spanish:   Diabetes Gestacional 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Diabetes Gestacional 
Synonyms English:   Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational
Diabetes, Pregnancy-Induced
Gestational Diabetes  
Tree Number:   C13.703.170
C18.452.394.750.448
C19.246.200
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   refers to DIABETES MELLITUS, not DIABETES INSIPIDUS; do not confuse with PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS where a diabetic becomes pregnant
See Related English:   Pregnancy in Diabetics
 
History Note English:   92 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   30157 
Unique Identifier:   D016640 

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