1st Edition

Gestational Diabetes Origins, Complications, and Treatment

Edited By Clive Petry Copyright 2014
239 Pages
by CRC Press

239 Pages
by CRC Press

239 Pages
by CRC Press

Given the rapid increase in the worldwide incidence of gestational diabetes, the need for defining the risks and effects associated with raised glucose concentrations in pregnancy is great. Recent large studies are helping to define the risks, as well as identify the benefits of reducing glucose intolerance. Written by an esteemed list of international authors, Gestational Diabetes: Origins,... Read more

Section I Gestational Diabetes. Glucose, Foetal Growth, and Pregnancy. What Is Gestational Diabetes?. Section II Origins. Environmental Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes. Genetic Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes. Section III Complications. Complications of Gestational Diabetes. Section IV Treatments. Dietary Therapy for Gestational Diabetes. Exercise and Gestational Diabetes. Pharmacological Treatment of Gestational Diabetes. Section V Future Prospects. Future Prospects for Gestational Diabetes. Index.

Biography

Clive J. Petry was born in London, England. He completed BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Surrey, and the University of Cambridge, U.K. He currently works as a senior research associate in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cambridge. He has authored over 50 scientific publications and currently serves on the editorial board of a number of journals including the British Journal of Nutrition and Human Reproduction. His research involves investigating the mechanisms underpinning the link between foetal growth and the risks of developing gestational and type 2 diabetes and hypertension.