background:   objective: to determine whether different diagnostic criteria of gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) are suitable for iranian population.   materials and methods: prospective study was performed on 617 pregnant women. 1804 subjects referred for 50 g glucose challenge test (gct) between 24th and 28 th weeks of gestation. 617 women with abnormal gct (blood glucose ≥130 mg/dl) underw...

Fasting is only necessary prior to the oral sugar (Karo® syrup) test and other dynamic oral glucose challenge tests. This entails leaving 1 flake of hay in the stall or dirt pen after 10:00 p.m. the night prior to testing. Fasting is not necessary prior to measurement of resting insulin and glucose concentrations. If measured in the fed state, a resting insulin concentration > 360 pmol/L (50 μU...

BACKGROUND This study was intended to simplify the diagnostic procedure for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) through using a single plasma glucose level, after a 100 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), as the most appropriate indicator for diagnosing GDM in pregnant women with a positive 50 g, 1-hour oral glucose challenge test (GCT) in Northern Taiwan. METHODS A total of 973 native Taip...

AIM To elucidate an evidence based Single Glucose Challenge test to diagnose Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). METHOD This study included 500 pregnant women in 16-32 weeks of gestation. They underwent 75g Oral Glucose Challenge test irrespective of the last meal timing and 2 hr venous blood was drawn. After 3 days they underwent 75g OGTT in the fasting state and their 2 hr blood was drawn....

OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy of two screenings methods for gestational diabetes mellitus, namely the universal screening using 50g Glucose Challenge Test to that of selective screening based on risk factors. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional study involving 366 women between 24 weeks to 28 weeks gestation who attended a community health clinic for their antenatal care between January to May...