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Gestational diabetes classification

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Gestational diabetes refers to hyperglycemia during the second or third trimester of pregnancy.

Classification

Classification

Gestational diabetes was referred to as any type of hyperglycemia that was not recognized or present prior to pregnancy. This definition is no longer used because of the increased number of females with type 2 diabetes and obesity who became pregnant without awareness of their pre-pregnancy glycemic status.[1]

ADA classification

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) classifies GDM as diabetes diagnosed in the second or third trimester of pregnancy, that is not clearly either type 1 or type 2 diabetes.[1]

White’s classification

White classified diabetes in pregnancy in to two groups:[2]

References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2016: Summary of Revisions”. Diabetes Care. 39 Suppl 1: S4–5. 2016. doi:10.2337/dc16-S003. PMID 26696680.
  2. ↑ Gilmartin AB, Ural SH, Repke JT (2008). “Gestational diabetes mellitus”. Rev Obstet Gynecol. 1 (3): 129–34. PMC 2582643. PMID 19015764.

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