Uncovering Gestational Diabetes For The Health Of Mother And Child

Course overview

A 30-year-old woman started to feel tired and irritable all the time. She received a diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus during her pregnancy two years ago, but her blood sugars returned to normal postpartum. The present fatigue, depression and weight gain were recent developments. Her physician ordered labs, and serum glucose revealed she had progressed to type 2 diabetes. After a diabetic specialist started her on the oral antidiabetic medication glyburide (Micronase), the woman started to feel better and was pregnant with her second child in a few months. This patient¿s case is significant, as she represents the 35% to 60% of women who develop diabetes within 10 years of manifesting GDM.