title: Survey on testing for gestational diabetes mellitus in Australia.
abstract: We surveyed members of National Association of Diabetes Centres (NADC) assessing use of new Australasian Diabetes In Pregnancy Society (ADIPS) and Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) diagnostic guidelines in Australia. We found piecemeal adoption of recommended changes, with cessation of the 50 g glucose challenge test (GCT) universal, early screening implementation common, but by varied methodologies, and new diagnostic criteria acceptance far from complete with significant workload increases almost universal.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Centre, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.|Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Jeff R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Flack
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Centre, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.|Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Glynis P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000175:diagnosis*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human
keywords: gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosis; new criteria; survey