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Gestational diabetes; diagnosis; complications; risk factors; etiology; pathophysiology; diabetes mellitus; economic burden
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The Postnatal Management Of Gestational Diabetes, Savannah Prodzinski
The Postnatal Management Of Gestational Diabetes, Savannah Prodzinski
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• Diabetes mellitus is growing substantially in our nation. Between its natural progression and effects on other body systems, this epidemic is costing us billions of dollars a year.
• Although gestational diabetes typically resolves after pregnancy, women who have had gestational diabetes in the past have a largely increased risk for the development of diabetes mellitus in the future.
• Several things contribute to the development of GDM and DM: decline in β-cell function, lower adiponectin levels and HgbA1C levels in the third trimester.
• Intervening during the critical time after delivery in women with gestational diabetes, will theoretically …