Definition. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy . The definition applies whether insulin or only diet modification is used for treatment and whether or not the condition persists after pregnancy.
Syracuse is located in the southeast corner of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Syracuse next to the Ionian Sea. The city was founded by Ancient Greek Corinthians and Teneans and became a very powerful city-state.
About the area. Geddes is a town of approximately 18,000 located just west of Syracuse. It is named after James Geddes, a prominent early settler who settled at the head of Onondaga Lake before 1800. Today, the town of Geddes sits on the west edge of Onondaga Lake (it probably did then too).