Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a condition characterised by poor glucose tolerance first detected during pregnancy and is fast becoming a more prevalent condition.  The World Health Organisation (2009) predicts that diabetes deaths will increase by 50% over the next ten years, correlating with rising levels of obesity, poor diet and insufficient exercise. Complications of poorly controlled GDM pose a risk for both mother and child as effects of excess blood glucose can be transferred ...