The Importance Of GDM In The US

Along with all the worries and complications a woman might face while pregnant, one of the more serious conditions is gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes occurs in 4% of all pregnancies (Seibel, 2009). Many women are not informed about the disease, some may not know that they need to be tested, and others may have heard about it, but want more information on what may cause it and/or how to prevent and treat it. Either way this disease needs to be taken seriously by every pregnant woman or woman planning to get pregnant to protect not only herself but the unborn child.

Most pregnancies progress with the mother being healthy, however in some cases problems do arise with the mother developing complications. This can in the form of gestational diabetes. Mothers who didn’t have diabetes prior to pregnancy exhibit high blood sugar levels, in most cases this is during the later stages of pregnancy, this could lead to pre-eclampsia and babies could be born with higher birth weights. If left unchecked mothers can develop type 2 diabetes post pregnancy.

The Gestational Diabetes Act is a bill that amends the Public Health Service Act (Congress.gov., 2015). This act emphasizes on the National Vital Statistics System, the National Center for Health Statistics, and State health departments to monitor and collect data on GDM. Regarding babies born from mothers with GDM, those diagnosed and undiagnosed with GDM. Finding ways to track and monitor postpartum women with GDM, implementing interventions that are culturally sensitive to reduce the risk of developing GDM and complications. The act also focuses on clinical and public health research on GDM to find interventions for women with a history of GDM from developing DM II as well as their children. Research on understanding GDM regarding risk

JB was terrified during the interview because she also had a history of gestation diabetes with her last son and was not eating as nutritionous as she wanted to and did not exercise regularly despite having available resources. This author can understand her fear for developing diabetes as the literature indicates that it is the sixth leading cause of death and is cited as a global epidemic (Castro et al. 2008). The author also understand her risk for developing type 2 diabetes, like many of her maternal relatives, because it is closely linked to obesity and sedentary lifestyle which are factors the patient has at this time (Shulze & Hu 2005). This author will not just solely focus on her risk factors but on promoting her prevention of diabetes and well being in the future through the development of a

Kansas City is a very diverse place where there are many cultures who live in the melting pot of the city. With different cultures comes different lifestyles that affects a person’s overall health. It so happens to be that obesity, unhealthy eating, and not enough physical exercise has led to a substantial increase in diabetes, making it the number seventh leading cause of death (American Diabetes Association, 2014, p. Diabetes Basics). Diabetes also called diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood (Google, What is Diabetes). There is three type of diabetes, Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes. Type 1 is mostly seen in juvenile, where they become insulin dependent because the body immune system attacks the pancreas (Diabetes Research Institute, 2014, p. What is Type 1 Diabetes?). Type 2, which account for 90% of cases is seen in those who are obese, who have a family history, who are older and have unhealthy eating lifestyles, is when the body doesn 't know how to use the energy efficiently to process sugar Google, What is Diabetes; Center for Disease Control, p.2). Gestational diabetes happens during pregnancy when there is higher levels of sugar and normally goes away afterwards. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, p.2). We will briefly explore the epidemiology surrounding diabetes, how it’s impacting the metro area as well as its effects on the body.

This paper explores the three different types of Diabetes, a common and well-known disease that affects people of different ages. It explains the difference between Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes and how prevalent it is in today’s generation. A sudden spike in a person’s blood sugar numerous times is an indication that a person has developed this disease. There are countless of people that are not fully aware of what a consistent rise in blood sugar can do to a person’s body. Many people are continuously hospitalized due to diabetes affecting their bodies and complications rising. Complications vary from simple foot wounds that develop into ulcers due to nerve damage, to sudden kidney failure. This paper also emphasizes

Pregnant women who suffer from obesity during pregnancy increase their risk for gestational diabetes, surgical delivery and even maternal fatality. Gestational diabetes is defined as “glucose intolerance first detected in pregnancy” (World Health Organization, 1999) and can lead to serious complications during pregnancy. Pregnant women who are obese (BMI ≥ 30) increase their chances for the need of a caesarean delivery versus a normal vaginal delivery. Developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy is “a failure of insulin secretion to rise in response to the physiological insulin resistance of pregnancy” (Webb, 2013). This failure may lead to the mother later developing Type 2 diabetes well after giving birth.

Type­2 Diabetes is an epidemic, increasingly affecting the lives of people almost of all ages as it becomes more known among youth and is even affecting our unborn. Diabetes in New Zealand as stated by the ‘Ministry of Health New Zealand’ has been recorded in December, 2013 that over 240,000 people have been diagnosed with mostly Type­2 Diabetes and it is said that around 100,000 more may have not been diagnosed yet. This is becoming a crisis because around 5.4% of the population has it, with it increasing 0.3% per annum. Gestational diabetes is when you’ve developed or have diabetes whilst being pregnant, which may have risks towards the mother and foetus.

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an intolerance of glucose documented for the first time during pregnancy. It is usually a short-term type of diabetes and the most common health problem with pregnant women. GBM is caused by the way the hormones in pregnancy affect the mother. GDM accounts for 5-7% of all pregnancies (American Diabetes Association, 2010). During pregnancy the placenta develops and becomes the main bond between the mother and the baby. It is used to make sure the baby has and gets enough nutrients. The placenta makes several hormones which make it hard for insulin to control blood glucose and block the action of the mother’s insulin in her body (American Diabetes Association, 2010). Hormonal changes during the

According to the American Diabetes Association, the prevalence of gestational diabetes is as high as 9.2% in pregnant women due to obesity or being overweight. Not only can it be harmful to the mother, but it can also be harmful to her baby. Gestational diabetes can increase the chances of pregnant women delivering a baby that weighs more than 9 pounds. Having gestational diabetes can also increase the mother’s chance for needing a cesarean section delivery. Some other risk factors that the mother can be a candidate for developing gestational diabetes by is having a family history of diabetes (especially if a parent or sibling has diabetes) and having gestational diabetes in previous pregnancies. Pregnant women don’t need to have had diabetes before in order to develop gestational diabetes. They can just have high blood glucose levels during pregnancy to get gestational diabetes. There is a process in which the baby has to go through inside their mother’s womb. The placenta is what supports the baby as it grows. Hormones from the placenta help the baby develop. But these hormones also block the action of the mother 's insulin in her body. This problem is called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance makes it hard for the mother 's body to use insulin. She may need up to three times as much insulin. Gestational diabetes starts when your body is not able to make and use all the insulin it needs for pregnancy. Without enough insulin, glucose

According to American Diabetes Association (2004), GDM is usually diagnosed between 24 and 28 weeks (p. S88). GDM affects approximately seven percent of all pregnancies (p. S88). If GDM is left untreated, it can cause adverse effect on the mother and the child. American Diabetes Association (2004) also illustrated that maternal and perinatal morbidities are linked to the untreated GDM (p. S88). Although gestational diabetes disappears after birth, women with GDM are at increased risk for developing diabetes later in life. As mentioned by National Institutes of Health (NIH) (2006), babies of untreated mothers with GDM can suffer from macrosomia, hypoglycemia, jaundice, respiratory distress syndrome and low

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus or short for GDM is defined as having any degree of intolerance to glucose with the onset or first recognized when a woman is pregnant. When a woman is pregnant and her body cannot tolerate glucose, the glucose in the blood rises and is able to cross the placenta of the fetus. The extra blood glucose in the placenta will result in a high blood glucose level for the baby and any extra energy that the baby does not need to grow will be stored as fat, resulting in a condition known as macrosomia, or a large baby (CDC, 2014). A large baby could potentially lead to a cesarean section, which means a longer recovery time. Other complications are high blood pressure, which is harmful to both mother and fetus, low blood

According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, “Pregnancy is having a baby or babies developing inside the body: filled with meaning or emotion because of what is going to happen or be said.” During these nine months, women have to care theirselves in order to reduce the possibilities of future complications for the baby and the mom. There are several illness that appears when the women are pregnant. One of them is the Gestational Diabetes. “In the United States, approximately 4% of pregnancies are diagnosed as having gestational diabetes mellitus,” affirm a group of author. P. Reddi Rani and Jasmina Begum define that “Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) as any glucose intolerance with the onset or first recognition during pregnancy. This definition helps for diagnosis of unrecognized pre-existing Diabetes also.” Although gestational diabetes continue to be a problem during pregnancy in the United States, doctors and pregnancy women work together to reduce the risk for babies.

Many women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus during pregnancy. “Pregnancy complicated with GDM is accompanied by risks of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes including preeclampsia, cesarean delivery, excessive fetal growth, and shoulder dystocia” (Harrison et al., 2016, p. 351). Because of these risks these women need to be followed closely and counseled on how to achieve and maintain glycemic control. This is done by providing patient education, lifestyle modifications, glucose monitoring, and use of insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents when indicated (Harrison et al., p. 351). All of this can lead to an increase in office visits for these individuals. In a

Diabetes is a problem with the human body which causes blood glucose levels to rise higher than normal. This is also called hyperglycemia. There are three types of diabetes, type 1, type 2 and Gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. 5 to 10 out of 100 people who have type 1 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes are formerly called adult onset or non-insulin dependent diabetes, it can develop at any age as well. It most commonly becomes apparent during adulthood. Type 2 diabetes accounts for the vast majority of people who have diabetes that is 90 to 95 out of 100 people. In type 2 diabetes, the body isn 't able to use insulin the right way. Once type 2 diabetes becomes worse, the pancreas may make less and less insulin. This is called insulin deficiency. Gestational diabetes is a common complication of pregnancy. Diabetes is currently among the top five causes of death in most high-income countries and resulted in 4.6 million deaths globally in 2011 (Garcı´a-Pe´rez LE, Alvarez M, Dilla T, Gil-Guille´n V, 2013). Approximately 552 million persons with diabetes in 2030 (SEC, 2014)