11th May 2007
There is disagreement about the treatment of GDM, and particularly about the management of minor degrees of glucose elevation or glucose intolerance (Scott, 2002). There is more than one treatment for women with GDM, including diet control, insulin therap...
Views: 0
11th May 2007
Risk factors for GDM may be classified into two types: modifiable and unmodifiable (Dornhorst and Rossi, 1998). Risk factors over which a woman has no control include maternal age of above 25 years, ethnicity (e.g. Aboriginal Canadians, African-American, ...
Views: 0
11th May 2007
Diagnosis is a confirmation of GDM in people with a positive screening test. There are several tests for the diagnosis of GDM, but the most commonly test is OGTT. Usually OGTT is performed in women at an increased risk. For example, in women with previous...
Views: 0
11th May 2007
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance of variable severity with the first recognition during pregnancy. Screening is now part of routine antenatal care in many settings in developed countries. There are several scre...
Views: 0
