| Descriptor English: | Diabetes, Gestational | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Diabetes Gestacional
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Diabetes Gestacional | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Diabète gestationnel | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational Diabetes, Pregnancy Induced Diabetes, Pregnancy-Induced Gestational Diabetes Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Pregnancy-Induced Diabetes |
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| Tree number(s): |
C12.050.703.170 C18.452.394.750.448 C19.246.200 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016640 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| Annotation: | refers to DIABETES MELLITUS, not DIABETES INSIPIDUS; do not confuse with PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS where a diabetic becomes pregnant |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Pregnancy in Diabetes (1966-1991) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 92 |
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| History Note: | 92 |
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| Related: |
Pregnancy in Diabetics
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 30157 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D016640 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WQ 248 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1992/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1991/01/25 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2012/07/03 |
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Diabetes, Gestational
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0025360 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Diabetes, Gestational |
| Entry term(s) |
Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational Diabetes, Pregnancy Induced Diabetes, Pregnancy-Induced Gestational Diabetes Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Pregnancy-Induced Diabetes |
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