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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)A type of diabetes mellitus that can occur when a woman is pregnant. In the second half of the pregnancy, the woman may have glucose (sugar) in the blood at a higher than normal level. However, when the pregnancy ends, the blood glucose levels return to normal in about 95 percent of all cases.
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Diabetes
A condition in which blood glucose is not well controlled. Type I diabetics make no insulin, whereas type 2 diabetics are characterized by the overproduction of insulin, but the inability of the target cells to respond to the insulin.
Glucose
The only simple carbohydrate that circulates in the bloodstream. Glucose is the primary fuel used by the brain. It can also be stored in the liver and muscles in a polymer form known as glycogen.
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
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Gestagen
A synthetic type of progesterone.
Gestalt therapy
A psychotherapeutic concept that stresses understanding mental processes as holistic entities (gestalts) rather than as discrete steps. Gestalt therapy often uses group therapy techniques to help patients gain this type of insight.
Gestation
The period of bearing a pregnancy from fertilization to delivery.
Gestation period
The period of development of the young from the time of conception until birth. For humans the full gestation period is normally 9 months.
Gestational age
The age of the fetus while in the uterus, counted from the first day of the last menstrual period.
Gestational diabetes
Form of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy in women who do not otherwise have diabetes.
Gestational diabetes mellitus
Diabetes (when blood sugar levels become too high) that develops duringpregnancy. Can be treated, and usually disappears after pregnancy.
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Generalisability, generalisation
The extent to which the findings of a clinical trial can be reliably extrapolated from the subjects who participated in the trial to a broader patient population and a broader range of clinical settings.
Good clinical practice (GCP)
A standard for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analyses, and reporting of health research that provides assurance that the data and reported results are credible and accurate, and that the rights, integrity, and confidentiality of subjects are protected.
Good clinical research practice (GCRP)
Term sometimes used in the United Kingdom to describe GCP. See also good clinical practice.
GAD (Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase)
A normal enzyme found in all cells that initiates the metabolism of a substance called glutamic acid. Glutamic acid is a component of all proteins and is also part of the cycle for the disposal of a waste product called ammonia. The presence of antibodies to GAD (called anti-GAD antibodies) in the blood is an early indication of the start of the autoimmune process in Type 1A Diabetes.
Galactose
A type of sugar found in milk products and sugar beets. It is also made by the body. It is considered a nutritive sweetener because it has calories.
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Glomeruli
Network of tiny blood vessels in the kidneys where the blood is filtered and waste products are removed.
Glycemia
A medical term that indicates the level of glucose in the blood.
Glycemic Response
The effect of different foods on blood glucose (sugar) levels over a period of time. Researchers have discovered that some kinds of foods may raise blood glucose levels more quickly than other foods containing the same amount of carbohydrates.
Glycogenesis (or glucogenesis)
The process by which glycogen is formed from glucose.
Glycosuria, Glucosuria
Having glucose (sugar) in the urine.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Diabetes
A condition in which blood glucose is not well controlled. Type I diabetics make no insulin, whereas type 2 diabetics are characterized by the overproduction of insulin, but the inability of the target cells to respond to the insulin.
Glucose
The only simple carbohydrate that circulates in the bloodstream. Glucose is the primary fuel used by the brain. It can also be stored in the liver and muscles in a polymer form known as glycogen.
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Gestagen
A synthetic type of progesterone.
Gestalt therapy
A psychotherapeutic concept that stresses understanding mental processes as holistic entities (gestalts) rather than as discrete steps. Gestalt therapy often uses group therapy techniques to help patients gain this type of insight.
Gestation
The period of bearing a pregnancy from fertilization to delivery.
Gestation period
The period of development of the young from the time of conception until birth. For humans the full gestation period is normally 9 months.
Gestational age
The age of the fetus while in the uterus, counted from the first day of the last menstrual period.
Gestational diabetes
Form of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy in women who do not otherwise have diabetes.
Gestational diabetes mellitus
Diabetes (when blood sugar levels become too high) that develops duringpregnancy. Can be treated, and usually disappears after pregnancy.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Generalisability, generalisation
The extent to which the findings of a clinical trial can be reliably extrapolated from the subjects who participated in the trial to a broader patient population and a broader range of clinical settings.
Good clinical practice (GCP)
A standard for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analyses, and reporting of health research that provides assurance that the data and reported results are credible and accurate, and that the rights, integrity, and confidentiality of subjects are protected.
Good clinical research practice (GCRP)
Term sometimes used in the United Kingdom to describe GCP. See also good clinical practice.
GAD (Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase)
A normal enzyme found in all cells that initiates the metabolism of a substance called glutamic acid. Glutamic acid is a component of all proteins and is also part of the cycle for the disposal of a waste product called ammonia. The presence of antibodies to GAD (called anti-GAD antibodies) in the blood is an early indication of the start of the autoimmune process in Type 1A Diabetes.
Galactose
A type of sugar found in milk products and sugar beets. It is also made by the body. It is considered a nutritive sweetener because it has calories.
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Glomeruli
Network of tiny blood vessels in the kidneys where the blood is filtered and waste products are removed.
Glycemia
A medical term that indicates the level of glucose in the blood.
Glycemic Response
The effect of different foods on blood glucose (sugar) levels over a period of time. Researchers have discovered that some kinds of foods may raise blood glucose levels more quickly than other foods containing the same amount of carbohydrates.
Glycogenesis (or glucogenesis)
The process by which glycogen is formed from glucose.
Glycosuria, Glucosuria
Having glucose (sugar) in the urine.
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