Treatment of gestational diabetes: oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin?
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چکیده
Our report aims to verify whether perinatal maternal glycemic control in gestational diabetes can only be achieved with insulin or with oral hypoglycaemic agents. Then we want to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral hypoglycemic agents in the treatment of gestational diabetes and then to compare these results with those associated with the use of insulin.
منابع مشابه
Perinatal outcome of infants born to diabetic mothers in a developing country--comparison of insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents.
OBJECTIVE To study the perinatal outcomes of infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes treated with insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents in a developing country. DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING Tertiary-care perinatal center in southern India. PARTICIPANTS Babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes. METHODS Maternal details were obtained and physical ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of prenatal medicine
دوره 5 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011