Chapter 15 - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)»Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy (O20-O29)»Gestational diabetes mellitus (O24.4)

O24.4

Gestational diabetes mellitus

Sub-codes (3)

O24.41 Gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnancy
O24.42 Gestational diabetes mellitus in childbirth
O24.43 Gestational diabetes mellitus in the puerperium

Related indications (MeSH) (1)

Diabetes, Gestational46 drugs (24 approved, 22 experimental)

Diabetes mellitus induced by PREGNANCY but resolved at the end of pregnancy. It does not include previously diagnosed diabetics who become pregnant (PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS). Gestational diabetes usually develops in late pregnancy when insulin antagonistic hormones peaks leading to INSULIN RESISTANCE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; and HYPERGLYCEMIA.