title: Comment on Hughes et al. An early pregnancy HbA1c ≥5.9% (41 mmol/mol) is optimal for detecting diabetes and identifies women at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Diabetes Care 2014;37:2953-2959.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.
authors.forename: H Bryan
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
authors.forename: Shadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rezai
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Setlur
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Bronx, NY cassandra.henderson@nychhc.org.
authors.forename: Cassandra E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin