Diabetes induced by pregnancy or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is on the rise among women in the city with a 170 per cent increase in the past five years. Health experts emphasised on the need to screen women before and during pregnancy for early detection to minimise its impact on the mother as well as the baby. As per BMC health department data, a total of 998 pregnant women were detected with GDM from April 2017 to March 2018. 

GDM is a condition in which a hormone made by the placenta prevents the body from using insulin effectively, leading to the build up of glucose in the blood.