Gestational diabetes mellitus is a disorder of abnormal blood glucose that occurs during pregnancy. It mainly affects women who did not have diabetes before pregnancy. Physiological changes during pregnancy, such as increased glucose demand and enhanced insulin resistance, lead to an imbalance in blood glucose regulation.
This condition is common in obstetrics and endocrinology departments. High-risk groups include elderly pregnant women, overweight or obese pregnant women, and those with a family history of diabetes.
Most pregnant women with gestational diabetes have no obvious symptoms, and their fasting blood glucose may even be normal, so the condition is easily overlooked. Some pregnant women may develop complications such as excessive amniotic fluid and gestational hypertension.
This disease is not contagious, so there is no need to worry about transmission through contact.