Metabolic changes in pregnancy relevant to diabetes mellitus
Open Access
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 55 (643) , 353-357
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.55.643.353
Abstract
Summary: The alterations in carbohydrate metabolism during pregnancy are discussed and possible mechanisms for these changes are put forward. It is stressed that the raised levels of plasma glucose, the enhanced response to insulin and the decreased tissue sensitivity to insulin are all features of normal pregnancy. It may be difficult to distinguish this from very early forms of diabetes mellitus during pregnancy, the detection of which is briefly considered.Keywords
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