A Review On Clinical and Therapeutic Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

Research Article | Open Access

Volume 2021 - 1 | Article ID 181 | http://dx.doi.org/10.51521/JPEM.2021.1108

A Review On Clinical and Therapeutic Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

Academic Editor: John Bose

Received 2021-06-02
Revised 2021-06-26
Accepted 2021-07-09
Published 2021-07-12

Samidha Shelar, Akanksha Lad, Pranjal Singh, Siddhi Said, Roopa Nair, Prerna Sanas, Dr. Rupesh Pingale

Corresponding Author: Samidha Shelar, NCRD’s Sterling Institute of Pharmacy, Plot no.93, Sector-19 Nerul(E), Opposite To Seawood Railway Station, Navi Mumbai- 400706, Maharashtra India, Email: samidhashelar435@gmail.com

Citation: Samidha S*, Akanksha L, Pranjal S, Siddhi S, Roopa N, Prerna S, Dr. Rupesh P (2021) A Review On Clinical and Therapeutic Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). J Pharm Exper Med, 2(2);1-2.

Copyright: © 2021, Samidha Shelar. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

ABSTRACT:

Gestational diabetes is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is one of the complications which happens during pregnancy and characterized by glucose intolerance in pregnant women. GDM has an increased risk of SC labor and can result in type 2 diabetes mellitus within 10 years after pregnancy. The aim of this study was to review the effect of insulin therapy and oral hypoglycaemic drugs like metformin, glyburide on the pregnant women with gestational diabetes. As well as to study what are the diagnostic criteria and self-management should be done to prevent and reduce the effects of GDM on pregnant women as well as on the infant. The study also includes what are GDM effects on neonatal and what care should be taken.