Gestational Diabetes: Challenges and Cutting-Edge Research
A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanisms of Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2025 | Viewed by 107
Special Issue Editors
Interests: gestational diabetes; microbiota; neonatal morbidity; neonatal mortality; diabetes mellitus; bone metabolism
Interests: tumor biology; physical biology; bioinformatics; cell biology; genetics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gestational Diabetes represents a serious health issue with a global prevalence of between 1% and 14%. Several factors play crucial role such as lactogenic hormone secreted from placenta, which desensitizes insulin and increases glucose levels during the final trimester; cortisone; estrogen and other hormones; maternal age; and genetic predisposition. When gestational diabetes is not recognized or not properly managed, it leads to an increased risk of certain conditions affecting both mother and newborn, such as pre-eclampsia, polyhydramnios, and fetal macrosomia.
Early detection and treatment results in a significant improvement in maternal and fetal health. Although the diagnosis causes fear in expectant mothers, when managed effectively, the condition may not cause health problems later. Furthermore, the majority of pregnant women have at least one risk factor and some of them are at higher risk. Testing is usually performed between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation with an oral glucose tolerance test, but in women with higher risk detection, it should be performed as early as possible
This Special Issue will examine recent challenges in the diagnosis and management of gestational diabetes. In particular, we would appreciate original articles and literature reviews investigating novel potential pathophysiological mechanisms underlying gestational diabetes or advanced therapeutic approaches. Furthermore, studies exploring new molecular pathways with potential therapeutic applications or studies using AI for monitoring and treating pregnant women are welcome.
This Special Issue will be led by Dr. Athanasios N. Tsartsalis, with assistance from Dr. George I. Lambrou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece).
Dr. Athanasios N. Tsartsalis
Dr. George I. Lambrou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gestational diabetes
- continuous glucose monitor
- fetal health
- pregnancy
- macrosomia
- personalized management
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