CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS

Contributors xi
Preface xv
1. Hyperglycemia during Pregnancy: Epidemiology and
Public Health Relevance 1
Anil Kapur
2. Hormono-metabolic Adaptations in Pregnancy 11
Subhash K Wangnoo
3. Pathogenesis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 18
Sudip Chatterjee
4. Overweight, Obesity, and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 25
David A Sacks
5. Current Status in Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 32
Veeraswamy Seshiah, Hema Divaker
6. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Rationale for
Screening Glucose Tolerance in Early Weeks of Pregnancy 42
Vijayam Balaji, Madhuri Balaji
7. Glycemic Targets and Assessing Glycemic Control in
Pregnant Diabetic 49
Hemraj B Chandalia
8. Medical Nutrition Therapy in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 56
Navneet Magon, Savitha Padmanabhan, Veeraswamy Seshiah
9. Oral Hypoglycemic Agents in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus:
Current Status 67
Denice S Feig
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10. Insulin in Pregnancy Diabetes 77
Sunil S Gupta
11. Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Diabetic Pregnancy: Is it
Necessary or Optional? 93
Banshi D Saboo, Praful A Talaviya
12. Bariatric Surgery in Women of Childbearing Age 110
Shyam S Kalavalapalli, Akheel A Syed
13. Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes in Pregnancy 117
Bharti Kalra
14. Long-term Implications for Offsprings of
Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 124
Tine D Clausen, Liv Borch-Johnsen, Elisabeth R Mathiesen,
Peter Damm
15. Neonatal Aspects of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 135
Ranjan K Pejaver, Maneesha Halkar
16. Immunology and Inflammation in
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 156
Chengjun Sun, Sanjeevi B Carani
17. Maternal Obesity: Short and Long-term Consequences
and Intervention in Pregnancy 164
Per Ovesen, Matte Tanvig, Ditte D Iversen, Christina A Vinter
18. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Can The Obstetrician
Make A Difference? 176
Susheela Rani
19. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Risks and Treatment 194
Per Ovesen, Charlotte Wolff, Gitte O Skajaa, Dorte M Jensen
20. Thyroid Disorders in Pregnancy 201
Rakesh K Sahay, Sri Nagesh V
21. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome 211
Sidhartha Das, Manoranjan Behera
22. Metabolic Syndrome: Perils for Pregnancy and
Precursor for Childhood Obesity 222
Shailini Singh
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Contents ix
23. Lifestyle Interventions during Pregnancy,
Why They have Limited Success: Too Little Too Late 235
Patrick M Catalano, Sylvie Hauguel-deMouzon
24. Factors Predicting the Development of Type 2
Diabetes Mellitus in Women with Prior Gestational
Diabetes Mellitus and Action Plan for Prevention 245
Yashdeep Gupta, Sanjay Kalra
25. Postpartum Care and Breastfeeding in Gestational
Diabetes Mellitus, Benefits for Mother and Baby 263
Smiti Nanda, Sanjiv Nanda
Appendix A: North Indian Diet Charts for Women with
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 269
Appendix B: South Indian Diet Charts for Women with
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 273
Appendix C: Glycemic Index of Common Indian Foods 276
Appendix D: Food Exchange List 278
Appendix E: Calorie Reckoner of Common Indian Food Items 283
Index 285