Gestational Diabetes

Only 45% women in the cohort underwent postpartum glucose testing, as recommended.

Women with gestational diabetes can be accurately identified by measuring fasting capillary glucose.

Among women with a family history of type 2 diabetes, those with prior GDM were more likely to have CVD risk factors.

The offspring of women with pregestational diabetes, either type 1 or type 2, are at a three-fold increased risk for perinatal mortality, and a two-fold increased risk for congenital anomalies, compared with the general population.

In women in whom prenatal care is the first medical care they receive, screening for gestational diabetes before they are 24 weeks pregnant could help identify those with pre-gestational diabetes mellitus.

Fasting blood glucose and HbA1c testing can be a useful screening tool for gestational diabetes. c Control in Diabetes Showed a Significant Improvement When Compared to Standard Therapy.

Women who are physically active before pregnancy are less likely to develop gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and the GDM risk also rises with the amount of pre-pregnancy television viewing, a new study shows.

Although the use of metformin in gestational diabetes is not yet accepted as treatment in gestational diabetes, evidence is accumulating that it may be a useful treatment.

10 readings a day required to maintain good readings.

Harvard Study Shows Only 1 in 3 With Gestational Diabetes Are Screened for Postpartum DM Only 37% of eligible women get the postpartum diabetes screening tests recommended by the American Diabetes Association.