title: Postnatal glucose homeostasis in late-preterm and term infants.
abstract: This report provides a practical guide and algorithm for the screening and subsequent management of neonatal hypoglycemia. Current evidence does not support a specific concentration of glucose that can discriminate normal from abnormal or can potentially result in acute or chronic irreversible neurologic damage. Early identification of the at-risk infant and institution of prophylactic measures to prevent neonatal hypoglycemia are recommended as a pragmatic approach despite the absence of a consistent definition of hypoglycemia in the literature.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Adamkin
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose