title: [A glucose tolerance study in the 12 months postpartum in patients with gestational diabetes].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It has been reported that patients with gestational diabetes have a considerable long term risk of developing diabetes mellitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Glucose tolerance was studied in the 12 months following birth in 155 patients diagnosed by the authors as having gestational diabetes and followed during pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was observed that in 48% of the patients alterations persisted (33% glucose intolerance and 15% diabetes mellitus). Glucose tolerance during gestation and the perinatal results were retrospectively analyzed with a relation with the postpartum reclassification being observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was estimated that the percentage of alterations in glucose tolerance persisting postpartum is extremely high, suggesting the need for this test with a double objective: the reclassification of gestational diabetes and the early detection of glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Diabetes y Embarazo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fernández Fernández
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Costa Mestanza
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Griera Borrás
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guillén Bouza
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Durán García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
vernacular_title: Estudio de la tolerancia a la glucosa en los 12 meses posparto en pacientes con diabetes gestacional.