title: Diabetes in pregnancy.
abstract: Women with diabetes in pregnancy can be divided into two groups: women with diabetes diagnosed before pregnancy (pregestational diabetes) and women with glucose intolerance diagnosed during pregnancy (gestational diabetes mellitus). The majority of women with pregestational diabetes have insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), but may also include early-onset non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can represent first recognition of IDDM or NIDDM. The expression of each of the forms of diabetes as a clinical disorder represents a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors. The prevalence of GDM varies between 0.15 and 4% and the prevalence of pre-GDM 0.2-0.4% in European countries [1].
authors.affiliation: Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Linn
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bretzel
mesh_terms: D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy