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Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy in women who did not previously have diabetes, occurring when the body cannot produce enough insulin to meet the increased demands of pregnancy, resulting in elevated blood-glucose levels. Hormonal changes during pregnancy increase insulin res…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 66× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 3070-2313

Overview

Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy in women who did not previously have diabetes, occurring when the body cannot produce enough insulin to meet the increased demands of pregnancy, resulting in elevated blood-glucose levels. Hormonal changes during pregnancy increase insulin resistance, and when the pancreas cannot compensate, gestational diabetes mellitus results. It is an important condition to detect because, if poorly controlled, it can affect both maternal and fetal health, raising the risk of complications such as excessive fetal growth, delivery difficulties, and later development of type 2 diabetes in the mother. Screening during pregnancy, blood-glucose monitoring, dietary management, physical activity, and, when necessary, medication are central to its care. Consistent with its endocrinology and hormones focus, this journal publishes research relevant to gestational diabetes and pregnancy metabolism, including pregnancy outcomes in treated gestational diabetes, the association of risk factors with gestational diabetes among pregnant women, the relationship between gestational diabetes and proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, TNF-alpha, and IL-1beta, the impact of nutrients on diabetes, nutritional deficiencies in pregnancy, and broader work on stress, nutrition, and diabetes in pregnant and at-risk populations, reflecting metabolic, immunological, and nutritional perspectives on the condition.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 66 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Journal of Endocrinology and Hormones (ISSN 3070-2313).

Journal editorial board
Kamran Mahmood Ahmed Aziz · Saudi Arabia Alexander G. Obukhov · United States Guangzhen Hu · Mongolia

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