Differentiating Gestational diabetes from other diseases
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
GDM must be differentiated from other causes of hyperglycemia during pregnancy, for example, diabetes type 1 or type 2.
Differentiating Gestational diabetes from other Diseases
Differentiating Gestational diabetes from other Diseases
GDM must be differentiated from other causes of hyperglycemia during pregnancy. They include
- Overt diabetes either type 1 or type 2
- Secondary causes of diabetes (e.g. medication induced diabetes)
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