
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a condition that occurs in pregnant women when a hormone produced by the placenta inhibits the body from utilizing insulin effectively. Excess glucose starts building up in the blood instead of being used by the cells. The good news is that gestational diabetes symptoms go away after delivery. To understand why gestational diabetes occurs, we need know the function of the placenta. A number of hormones are produced by