Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a serious complication from pregnancy, in which women without previously diagnosed diabetes develop chronically elevated blood sugar during gestation. While GDM usually resolves following delivery, it can have long-term health implications, including increased risk for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the mother, and future obesity, cardiovascular disease, T2DM, and GDM in the child. This contributes to a viciou