This comprehensive volume covers all aspects of nutrition in different scenarios of maternal diabetes, including the Type 1 or Type 2 diabetic mother, gestational diabetes, and postpartum diabetes. The volumes offer a comprehensive, yet thorough, overview of the subject, from the prevalence, risk factors, and insulin requirements of the mother; to possible outcomes and effects on the infant; to dietary advice in general and specific scenarios; and information on macro and micronutrient supplements. There is also a special section on international perspectives on maternal diabetes, with ten chapters that each focus on a different country.

Part I: Definitions, Characterization and Diagnosis.- Global Estimates of Hyperglycaemia in Pregnancy: Determinants and Trends.- Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes.- Evaluation of Glycemic Control Indexes During Pregnancy: The Role of HbAlc, Glycated Albumin, and Fructosamine.- Mental Health and Diabetes During Pregnancy: Is is Chicken or Egg?.- Part II: The Type I Diabetic Mother.- Maternal Overweight and Obesity in Pregnancies Complicated by Type 1 Diabetes.- Glycemic Control and Insulin in Type 1 Diabetic Pregnancies.- Part III: Global Findings in Gestational Diabetes.- Maternal Diabetes in Pregnancy: Iran Perspectives.- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and its Impact on Pregnancy Outcomes and Gestational Diabetes in China.- Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Italian Perspectives on Risk Factor Based Screening.- Part IV: Genetic and Molecular Factors Associated with Maternal Gestational Diabetes.- Metabolic Fingerprints of Gestational Mellitus.- Genetic and Epidemiological Indications for Adiponectin Gene Dysregulation in Gestational Mellitus.- The Retinol Binding Protein-4 (RBP4) Gene and Gestational Diabetes.- Biomarkers of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk in Gestational Diabetes.- Fish Oil and Cardiac Akt/mTOR-mediated Insulin Resistance in Infants with Maternal Diabetes.- Part V: Pre-existing Conditions and Gestational Diabetes Risk.- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Gestational Diabetes.- Links between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Gestational Diabetes.- Bariatric Surgery and its Impact on Gestational Diabetes.- Part VI: Dietary Interventions and Exercise.- Myo-inositol Supplementation in Gestational Diabetes.- Treatments with Low Glycaemic Index Diets in Gestational Diabetes.- Low-carbohydrate Diet for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.- Using the Good Metabolome to Understand the Relationship between Maternal Diet and Gestational Diabetes.- Probiotics in the Prevention of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.- The Role of Exercise in the Managementof Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.- Part VII: Postpartum Effects of Gestational Diabetes.- Postpartum Glucose Intolerance in Gestational Diabetes.- Diet after Gestational Diabetes (GDM).- Postpartum Oxidative Stress Markers in Woman with Previous Gestational Diabetes in Relation to Vascular Damage.- Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Offspring Born Following Gestational Diabetes.- Part VIII: Breast Feeding and Maternal Hyperglycemia.- Breastfeeding after Diabetes in Pregnancy: Thailand Perspectives.- Gestational Diabetes and Peptides in Breast Milk.- Dietary Advice and Glycemic Control in Woman with Type 1 Diabetes During Preconception Counselling, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding.- Part IX: Specific Dietary Components and Weight Gain.- Excessive Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Outcomes in Gestational and Pre-gestational Diabetes.- Diet and Carbohydrate Food Knowledge in Gestational Diabetes: Challenges and Opportunities for Lifestyle Interventions.- Higher-complex Carbohydrate Diets in Gestational Diabetes.- Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Gestational Diabetes.- Folic Acid and Gestational Diabetes: Foundations for Further Studies.- Iron and Oxidative Stress in Gestational Diabetes.- Part X: Recommended Resources on Maternal Diabetes.