Detecting and managing gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes is an asymptomatic metabolic disorder of pregnancy associated with increased morbidity in mother and fetus. Early detection and intervention improve pregnancy outcome. This article reviews the current approach to diagnosis and management. Specific guidelines for nutritional management and insulin use are included.
Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinic, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC.
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D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008403:Mass Screening; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D015430:Weight Gain
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