Types of diabetes in pregnancy
There are 2 types of diabetes:
Overt Diabetes:
- Diabetic Female has conceived
- Blood sugar levels are ↑ from day 1 of pregnancy
- Free radicals are formed from Day 1
- ↑ chances of congenital malformations in baby
Gestational Diabetes:
- Female was normoglycemic before
- Blood sugar levels are ↑ after 24-28 weeks
- Free radicals are formed after 24-28 weeks
- Organogenesis is complete
- No. congenital defects