Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes

Endocrine Midterm

Endocrine Midterm

Pituitary gland histology
Pituitary apoplexy
Pituitary adenoma
Hypopituitarism: Pathology review
Anatomy of the diencephalon
Sheehan syndrome
Hypopituitarism
Kallmann syndrome
Hypoprolactinemia
Hyperprolactinemia
Pituitary tumors: Pathology review
Thyroid and parathyroid gland histology
Parathyroid disorders and calcium imbalance: Pathology review
Anatomy of the thyroid and parathyroid glands
DiGeorge syndrome
Parathyroid hormone
Hypoparathyroidism
Thymic aplasia
Hyperparathyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism: Clinical sciences
Approach to hypocalcemia: Clinical sciences
Hyperphosphatemia
Hypercalcemia
Bone remodeling and repair
Hypomagnesemia
Approach to hypocalcemia (pediatrics): Clinical sciences
Thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer: Pathology review
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid nodules: Clinical sciences
Thyroid carcinoma: Clinical sciences
Thyroid hormones
Thyroid eye disease (NORD)
Thyroid storm
Hashimoto thyroiditis
Postpartum thyroiditis
Riedel thyroiditis
Hashimoto thyroiditis: Clinical sciences
Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis
Anatomy clinical correlates: Viscera of the neck
Approach to hypothyroidism: Clinical sciences
Approach to hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis: Clinical sciences
Hyperthyroidism: Pathology review
Euthyroid sick syndrome
Hypothyroidism: Pathology review
Hypothyroidism
Graves disease: Clinical Sciences
Hyperthyroidism medications
Hypothyroidism medications
Thyroglossal duct cyst
Pancreas histology
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatitis: Pathology review
Chronic pancreatitis
Approach to pancreatic masses: Clinical sciences
Acute pancreatitis
Pancreatic secretion
Insulins
Insulin
Hypoglycemics: Insulin secretagogues
Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms
Approach to hypoglycemia: Clinical sciences
Diabetes mellitus: Pathology review
Growth hormone deficiency
Diabetes mellitus
Hypokalemia
Diabetes mellitus (Type 1): Clinical sciences
Diabetic ketoacidosis: Clinical sciences
Diabetes mellitus (pediatrics): Clinical sciences
Diabetes in pregnancy (GDM, T1DM, and T2DM): Clinical sciences
Approach to hyperkalemia: Clinical sciences
Diabetes mellitus (Type 2): Clinical sciences
Approach to hypoglycemia (pediatrics): Clinical sciences
Hunger and satiety
Approach to diabetes in pregnancy: Clinical sciences
Glucagon
Growth hormone and somatostatin
Somatostatin
Managing diabetes during the holidays: Information for patients and families
Diabetes insipidus and SIADH: Pathology review
Diabetic nephropathy
Gestational diabetes
Chronic kidney disease: Clinical sciences
Obesity and metabolic syndrome: Clinical sciences
Dyslipidemia: Clinical sciences
Miscellaneous hypoglycemics
Adrenal hormone synthesis inhibitors
Adrenal gland histology
Adrenal insufficiency: Pathology review
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Adrenal insufficiency: Clinical sciences
Adrenal masses: Pathology review
Primary adrenal insufficiency
Cushing syndrome
Pheochromocytoma: Clinical sciences
Glucocorticoids
Mineralocorticoids and mineralocorticoid antagonists
Cortisol
Cushing syndrome and Cushing disease: Clinical sciences
Endocrine system anatomy and physiology
Cushing syndrome and Cushing disease: Pathology review
Multiple endocrine neoplasia
Multiple endocrine neoplasia: Pathology review
Multiple endocrine neoplasia: Clinical sciences
Prolactinoma
Potassium sparing diuretics
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): Clinical sciences
Conn syndrome

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Gestational diabetes

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Key Takeaways

Gestational diabetes mellitus is a type of diabetes mellitus that develops during pregnancy. It happens when the body's insulin receptors fail to respond to insulin properly, resulting in abnormally high blood glucose levels. Gestational diabetes is related to physiological events during pregnancy, such as the production of human placental lactogen which might interfere with these insulin receptors.