Gestational Diabetes

A simple blood test could be incorporated into prenatal care, possibly as early as the first prenatal visit….

The number of Australian women diagnosed with gestational diabetes is set to rise by 50% with the implementation of the new guidelines….

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and gestational diabetes are associated with a greater predicted risk of future cardiovascular disease.…

The 50-g glucose challenge test is an “acceptable” screening test for GDM but it can’t replace the OGTT.…

Age and BMI are important factors in whether a woman will develop GDM, and those factors are particularly relevant in black African and South Asian women.…

Children exposed to metformin had larger measures of subcutaneous fat, but overall body fat was the same as in children whose mothers were treated with insulin alone.…

Pregnancy outcomes with gestational diabetes are similar whether women follow a low-glycemic index (LGI) diet or a conventional high-fiber diet, according to a study….

International guidelines on screening for gestational diabetes that will raise the prevalence of the condition have sparked questions over appropriate diagnostic tools and cost efficacy, researchers said.…

ACOG agrees on the approach to screening and diagnosis for GDM in the continued absence of an international consensus on whether the benefits of some screening approaches outweigh the costs.…

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath Mrs. ORA was referred to a diabetes educator when she developed diabetes at 29.5 weeks’ gestation. Mrs. ORA is a 30-year-old primigravida and is 29.5 weeks pregnant. She was referred to the …