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idm, an infant of a diabetic mother, by definition, an infant born to a mother who suffers from diabetes mellitus, term refers specifically, infant born to a mother who had persistently elevated blood sugar, glucose, pregnancy, elevated blood sugar in pregnant women often has specific effects on infants, infants of diabetic mothers, generally larger, have large organs, systems, particularly the liver, adrenal glands, heart, infants, hypoglycemic episode, low blood sugar, shortly after birth, the increased fetal production of insulin, a substance that moves glucose, bloodstream into body tissues, in response to maternal high blood sugar, close monitoring of blood sugar levels in these infants, an increased chance that mothers, poorly-controlled diabetes, miscarry, stillborn child, mother was diagnosed, diabetes, the pregnancy, infant also has an increased risk of having congenital malformations, her disease is not well, controlled, mother had previous large, gestational age, lga, infant, infant is large, gestational age, lga, infant has, reddish appearance, plethoric, puffy face, tremors, shaking shortly after birth, jaundice, the skin, poor feeding, lethargy, weak cry, signs of severe low blood sugar, blue, mottled skin color, rapid heart rate, rapid breathing, signs of heart failure, mother, signs, history of diabetes, gestational diabetes, poor glucose control, pregnancy, ultrasound demonstrates lga in late term, infant, signs, macrosomia, abnormally large body, hypoglycemia, low blood sugar, hypocalcemia, low blood calcium, abnormally large heart causing heart failure, infant, serial blood sugar levels, serum calcium, echocardiography, all infants of diabetic mothers, hypoglycemia, no apparent symptoms, in an infant, an initial episode of low blood sugar, hypoglycemia, repeat blood sugars over several days, infant's blood sugar remains stable, normal feedings, early feeding, prevent hypoglycemia in mild cases, low blood sugar is treated, intravenous glucose solutions, blood sugar levels, stable, heart medications, propranolol, better control of diabetes, early recognition of gestational diabetes has decreased both the incidence, severity of symptoms, infants of diabetic mothers, early intervention helps ensure recovery, an infant's symptoms resolve, a few weeks, an enlarged heart, take several months to resolve, stillbirth, the incidence of stillbirth is higher in diabetic mothers, stillborn lga infants, outgrown oxygen supply, prior to delivery, cardiac failure, profound hypoglycemia, blood sugar sufficiently low to cause permanent brain damage, a 2- to 3-fold increase in congenital heart abnormalities, low-back, leg wasting, small left colon syndrome, polycythemia, pregnant, receiving routine prenatal care, physician, know by history whether have diabetes, discover, routine testing, develop gestational diabetes, pregnant, have diabetes, having difficulty controlling blood sugar, call physician, pregnant, not receiving prenatal care, make, physician, state board of health, instructions on how, obtain state-assisted prenatal care, prevention, the complications associated, an infant of a diabetic mother, supportive care, the mother throughout the pregnancy, good control of glucose in existing diabetes, early recognition of gestational diabetes, prevent many, the problems associated, infants of diabetic mothers, careful monitoring, the infant, in the first 24 hours following birth, prevent the complications of hypoglycemia.