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Diabetes mellitus is a disorder related to altered carbohydrate metabolism which warrants proper modification of lifestyle and medications if necessary. In its chronic forms, DM is responsible for short- and long-term complications and also contraindicated in pregnancy. Diabetes is the usual medical situation complicating pregnancy, which results in several complications to the baby and mother. Pregnancy is associated with decreased sensitivity or insufficient secretion of insulin in normal pregnant women condition also. Thus, diabetes in pregnancy can possess severe problem if not managed properly. Based on the current literature and reports, maternal diabetes can be classified in three major groups:
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Sen, S., Chakraborty, R., De, B. (2016). Pregnancy and Diabetes. In: Diabetes Mellitus in 21st Century. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1542-7_5
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