Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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METEOR identifier: | 527427 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 07/03/2014 Tasmanian Health, Standard 20/12/2016 |
Definition: | Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a carbohydrate intolerance resulting in hyperglycaemia of variable severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. The definition applies irrespective of whether or not insulin is used for treatment or the condition persists after pregnancy. |