Implementing care for women with gestational diabetes after delivery-the challenges ahead

• Main Authors: Pei Chia Eng (Author), Ada Ee Der Teo (Author), Tong Wei Yew (Author), Chin Meng Khoo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gestational diabetes (GDM), defined as glucose intolerance during pregnancy, affects one in six pregnancies globally and significantly increases a woman's lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Being a relatively young group, women with GDM are also at higher risk of developing diabe...