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Gestational Diabetes
Endocrinology & Diabetology · Endocrine & Metabolic
Moderate
Severity
Common — affects a notable proportion of pregnancies in India, with South Asian ethnicity being a recognised risk factor
Prevalence
No
Contagious
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by pregnancy hormones produced by the placenta that increase insulin resistance
- 2combined with an inability of the pancreas to produce sufficient extra insulin to compensate for this resistance. Risk factors include being overweight before pregnancy
- 3a family history of diabetes
- 4having had gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy
- 5advanced maternal age
- 6and belonging to certain ethnic groups with higher predisposition
- 7including South Asian populations. Excessive weight gain during pregnancy can also increase the risk of developing the condition.
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