Gestational Diabetes (GDM)

Gestational Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus arising in pregnancy, is related to maturity-onset diabetes of the young, type 2 and pre-eclampsia, and has symptoms including hyperemesis gravidarum, pelvic pain and morning sickness. An important gene associated with Gestational Diabetes is GCK (Glucokinase), and among its related pathways/superpathways are PI3K-Akt signaling pathway and Beta-Adrenergic Signaling. The drugs Insulin aspart and Silicon have been mentioned in the context of this disorder. Affiliated tissues include heart and placenta, and related phenotypes are homeostasis/metabolism and muscle