diabetes gestacional
/djabetes xestaθjonal/from spelling rules
Gestational diabetes in Spanish is diabetes gestacional.
This phrase refers to a type of high blood sugar that develops during pregnancy in women who did not have diabetes before.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a direct calque of the English term, where gestacional is the adjective modifying diabetes.
Which one should you use?
While diabetes gestacional is the standard term, you may encounter more formal variations such as Diabetes Mellitus Gestacional or the descriptive phrase Diabetes durante el embarazo. For less formal situations, people may use the phrase Diabetes del embarazo or the descriptive Azúcar alta durante el embarazo.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun diabetes is feminine in Spanish, so it is preceded by the feminine article la when saying la diabetes gestacional.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking-speaking communities, people rarely use the formal word for the disease, instead referring to it colloquially as el azúcar. A woman might say she has el azúcar during her pregnancy rather than using the medical term diabetes gestacional.
- While medical textbooks strictly use the feminine la diabetes gestacional, you may hear people use the masculine article in el diabetes gestacional. This variation is common in several Latin American regions despite being grammatically incorrect.
- The adjective gestacional is built from the Spanish noun gestación, which is a direct descendant of the Latin word for 'to carry' or 'to bear'.
Examples in context
- Durante el embarazo, algunas mujeres desarrollan diabetes gestacional.During pregnancy, some women develop gestational diabetes.
- La diabetes mellitus gestacional puede afectar la salud del bebé.Gestational diabetes can affect the baby's health.
- Mi hermana tuvo diabetes del embarazo y pudo controlarla con una dieta adecuada.My sister had gestational diabetes and was able to manage it with a proper diet.
- Me diagnosticaron diabetes gestacional hace poco.I was recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
- Ella tiene que controlar su diabetes gestacional.She has to control her gestational diabetes.
- La diabetes gestacional requiere una dieta especial.Gestational diabetes requires a special diet.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are discussing Elena's recent health news at home.
- Daniel¿Cómo te sientes con el diagnóstico?How do you feel with the diagnosis?
- ElenaEstoy nerviosa por mi diabetes gestacional.I am nervous about my gestational diabetes.
- DanielNo te preocupes, yo te apoyaré.Don't worry, I will support you.
- ElenaGracias, Daniel, eso me ayuda mucho.Thanks, Daniel, that helps me a lot.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries gestacional, CC BY-SA 4.0.
