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Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Pregnancy Complications > Diabetes, Gestational
Endocrine System Diseases > Diabetes Mellitus > Diabetes, Gestational
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Glucose Metabolism Disorders > Diabetes Mellitus > Diabetes, Gestational

Preferred term

Diabetes, Gestational  

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Entry terms

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational
  • Diabetes, Pregnancy Induced
  • Diabetes, Pregnancy-Induced
  • Gestational Diabetes
  • Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
  • Pregnancy-Induced Diabetes

Note

  • refers to DIABETES MELLITUS, not DIABETES INSIPIDUS; do not confuse with PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS where a diabetic becomes pregnant

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 92

In other languages

  • raskausdiabetes

    Finnish

  • diabeetikon raskaus
  • diabetes graviditatis
  • diabetes mellitus gravidarum
  • diabetes mellitus gravidarum non speciticatus
  • diabetes mellitus in gravidate apparens
  • gestaatiodiabetes
  • määrittämätön raskaudenaikainen diabetes
  • raskaudenaikainen diabetes
  • raskaudenaikainen sokeritauti
  • raskausajan diabetes
  • raskausajan sokeritauti
  • raskaussokeritauti
  • Graviditetsdiabetes

    Swedish

  • Diabetes, gestation
  • Gestationsdiabetes

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016640

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