title: Use of antidiabetes agents in pregnancy: current practice and controversy.
abstract: Prior to the discovery of insulin, the combination of diabetes and pregnancy was considered potentially lethal. Advances in the care of diabetes, combined with advances in antepartum fetal testing, have reduced maternal and perinatal mortality outcomes to levels expected in nondiabetic pregnancies. As new oral antidiabetes medications are introduced, the safety and efficacy of using them during pregnancy are under investigation. This article describes the oral medications currently available to treat diabetes, reviews the body of research available on these agents, and discusses current recommendations and controversies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Women & Infants' Hospital, and Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Julie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Slocum
authors.forename: Mary Ellen Burke
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sosa
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D001549:Benzamides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001645:Biguanides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D001645:Biguanides; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds; D013844:Thiazoles; C030516:meglitinide