Endocrine & metabolic · UKMLA & AKT
Gestational diabetes
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise gestational diabetes — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is glucose intolerance first recognised during pregnancy, affecting ~5% of UK pregnancies. It results from insufficient beta-cell reserve to overcome physiological insulin resistance driven by placental hormones (HPL, progesterone, cortisol).
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