Type 1 diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy-an unusual but important challenge: a case series and review of literature.

ABSTRACT: Hyperglycemia diagnosed during pregnancy is most commonly due to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), while a minority of cases are attributable to previously unrecognized type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or, more rarely, type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Although T1DM has traditionally been associated with onset during childhood or adolescence, recent evidence shows that nearly 40% of new T1DM cases occur after the age of 30 years, coinciding with the age at which many women in Europe begin pregnancy. This highlights the importance of considering T1DM in the differential diagnosis of hyperglycemia during pregnancy, given the relevant implications for the management and outcomes of these pregnancies. Diabetes-related autoantibodies have been detected in pregnancies complicated by GDM, with p

SUBMITTER: Caretto A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12464041 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature