"Diabetes, Gestational" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D016640
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.170 C18.452.394.750.448 C19.246.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Diabetes, Gestational- Diabetes, Gestational
- Diabetes, Pregnancy-Induced
- Diabetes, Pregnancy Induced
- Pregnancy-Induced Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
- Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diabetes, Gestational" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal gestational diabetes mellitus associates with altered gut microbiome composition and head circumference abnormalities in male offspring. Cell Host Microbe. 2024 Jul 10; 32(7):1192-1206.e5.
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A loss-of-function mutation in KCNJ11 causing sulfonylurea-sensitive diabetes in early adult life. Diabetologia. 2024 May; 67(5):940-951.
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Chicago Neighborhood Context and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Diabetes. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Feb; 12(1):520-530.
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The association between a single abnormal glucose and fetal c-peptide. Acta Diabetol. 2023 Oct; 60(10):1359-1363.
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Glucose Testing in an Index Pregnancy and Outcomes in a Subsequent Pregnancy: Implications for Screening and a Novel Risk Calculator. Am J Perinatol. 2023 02; 40(3):243-249.
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Long-Term Maternal Metabolic and Cardiovascular Phenotypes after a Pregnancy Complicated by Mild Gestational Diabetes Mellitus or Obesity. Am J Perinatol. 2023 04; 40(6):589-597.
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Maternal Diabetes and Intrapartum Fetal Electrocardiogram. Am J Perinatol. 2024 05; 41(S 01):e14-e21.
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The association of immediate postpartum glucose values with persistent insulin resistance in patients with gestational diabetes. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 03; 4(2):100526.
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Elevated Glucose Challenge Test in a Nondiabetic Index Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes in a Subsequent Pregnancy. Am J Perinatol. 2021 09; 38(11):1117-1121.
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Maternal perceived discrimination and association with gestational diabetes. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2020 11; 2(4):100222.