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Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: from Controversy to Consensus

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  • Pikee Saxena

    (Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, India)

  • Sakshi Miglani

    (Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, India)

  • Aruna Nigam

    (2Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, India)

  • Aparimita saxena

    (Department of Periodontics, Kothiwal Dental College & Research Centre, India)

Abstract

Hyperglycemia in pregnancy is associated with adverse fetal and maternal outcomes. Even lower values of glucose intolerance have been shown to be detrimental and adverse effects are proportionate to the plasma glucose levels. However, defining glucose intolerance in pregnancy has been an issue of considerable debate, and has led to different recommendations by various authorities worldwide over the last three decades. Multitude of procedures have been described and glucose cut offs proposed for the diagnosis of glucose intolerance in pregnancy have led to considerable confusion. There are a number of controversies regarding significance of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), universal/selective screening, when to screen and how to screen-using single or double step, how much should be the glucose load, how many samples to be taken, fasting or non fasting test to be used. No single test is superior to the other and the most appropriate test may be used as per the need and feasibility. These issues will be discussed in the article.

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  • Pikee Saxena & Sakshi Miglani & Aruna Nigam & Aparimita saxena, 2017. "Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: from Controversy to Consensus," Current Research in Diabetes & Obesity Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(5), pages 99-102, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jcrdoj:v:2:y:2017:i:5:p:99-102
    DOI: 10.19080/CRDOJ.2017.02.555600
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    juniper publishers; diabetes journals; diabetes impact factor; endocrinology journal; endocrinology impact factor; endocrinology research journal; endocrinology research articles; diabetes open access journals; Obesity Journal; Diabetes & Obesity Journal;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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