Gestational diabetes mellitus also known as GDM is a disease that occurs when women in their late pregnancy produce high levels of glucose in their blood.
It affects approximately seven percent of pregnancies, it represents approximately 200,000 cases annually in the United States alone.
There are only 200,000 pregnancies, but in reality, that is 400,000 people since it affects the pregnant woman and the infant, the issue with this disease is that there is no way to screen or test a woman for Gestational diabetes mellitus before they are pregnant.
What Is Gestational Diabetes?
Diabetes is a condition where the levels of glucose in the blood are too high, gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy, affecting approximately five to nine percent of all pregnancies.
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