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"Discussing the origins, care, and consequences of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), this book focuses on evidence-based medicine to highlight various aspects of this rapidly growing condition. It provides glucose requirements for fetal growth and maternal and fetal metabolism as well as insulin secretion and sensitivity in pregnancy; covers genetic risk factors, autoimmunity, interaction with obesity, and associations with fetal growth genes; presents diet therapies and the role of exercise and nutrition; and reviews the effects of rapid-, short-, and long-acting insulin, oral hypoglycemic agents in pregnancy, and clinical approaches"--Provided by publisher.
List of contents
Section I Gestational Diabetes. Glucose, Foetal Growth, and Pregnancy. What Is Gestational Diabetes?. Section II Origins. Environmental Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes. Genetic Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes. Section III Complications. Complications of Gestational Diabetes. Section IV Treatments. Dietary Therapy for Gestational Diabetes. Exercise and Gestational Diabetes. Pharmacological Treatment of Gestational Diabetes. Section V Future Prospects. Future Prospects for Gestational Diabetes. Index.
About the author
Clive J. Petry was born in London, England. He completed BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Surrey, and the University of Cambridge, U.K. He currently works as a senior research associate in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cambridge. He has authored over 50 scientific publications and currently serves on the editorial board of a number of journals including the British Journal of Nutrition and Human Reproduction. His research involves investigating the mechanisms underpinning the link between foetal growth and the risks of developing gestational and type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
