Type 2 diabetes in pregnancy: a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Type 2 diabetes is now the most common form of pregestational diabetes. Recent data suggest that pregnancies complicated by type 2 diabetes are associated with unacceptably high fetal mortality and morbidity, at an incidence comparable to pregnancies complicated by type 1 diabetes. This review examines the literature on type 2 diabetes in pregnancy, including its incidence and potential complications. There is a need to highlight the dangers of type 2 diabetes in pregnancy to both patients and medical practitioners. Peri-conception care needs to improve to achieve better pregnancy outcomes.
Cheung
N Wah
NW
Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology Research, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. wah@westgate.wh.usyd.edu.au
McElduff
Aidan
A
Ross
Glynis P
GP
D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003376:Counseling; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015994:Incidence; D008423:Maternal Age; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D011295:Prenatal Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents