Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: New Diagnostic Criteria

Perspectives on the proposed gestational diabetes mellitus diagnostic criteria.

To date, The International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have not been analyzed systematically for medical, social, and economic ramifications if used in substitution for the current GDM diagnostic criteria. The IADPSG dependence on expert opinion and consensus rather than on rigorously obtained ...

Gestational diabetes mellitus

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. The prevalence range from 1 to 14% of all pregnancies, depending on the population studied and the diagnostic tests employed. Risk assessment for GDM should be undertaken at the prenatal visit. Women with clinical characteristics of GDM should und...

Diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes: who decides?

AB031. Standardizing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus diagnostic criteria and systematic management in China

Objective: Type 2 diabetes has been dramatically increasing and becoming a major public issue in China. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common complications during pregnancy causing severe complications both for the gravida and offspring without systematic management. Furthermore, GDM can also increase the risk of developing metabolic syndrome for the mother and offspring...

[New diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus after the HAPO study. Are they valid in our environment?].

Rosa Corcoy a,b, , Blanca Lumbreras , José Luis Bartha e y Wifredo Ricart f,g Grupo Español de Diabetes y Embarazo a Servei d’Endocrinologia i Nutrició, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, España b CIBER de Bioingenieria, Biomateriales y Nanotecnologı́a, España c Departamento de Salud Pública, Historia de la Ciencia y Ginecologı́a, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, España d CIB...