title: Glucose monitoring during pregnancy.
abstract: Self-monitoring of blood glucose in women with mild gestational diabetes has recently been proven to be useful in reducing the rates of fetal overgrowth and gestational weight gain. However, uncertainty remains with respect to the optimal frequency and timing of self-monitoring. A continuous glucose monitoring system may have utility in pregnant women with insulin-treated diabetes, especially for those women with blood sugars that are difficult to control or who experience nocturnal hypoglycemia; however, continuous glucose monitoring systems need additional study as part of larger, randomized trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, Building 56, Suite 800, Orange, CA 92868, USA. jshawkin@uci.edu
authors.forename: J Seth
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hawkins
mesh_terms: D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin