Gestational diabetes mellitus ‐ management guidelines: The Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society

Impaired non-esterified fatty acid suppression to intravenous glucose during late pregnancy persists postpartum in gestational diabetes: a dominant role for decreased insulin secretion rather than insulin resistance

“…Nineteen women with GDM as diagnosed by the Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society criteria [14] at their 28-week OGTT (75-g OGTT: fasting glucose >5.5 mmol/l; 2-h glucose >8.0 mmol/l) were recruited. All were negative for glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies, except one subject who had a normal OGTT postpartum.…”

Telemedicine interventions for gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Based on GDM management guidelines and recommendations, a 'step-up' approach is suggested to control hyperglycaemia [3,4]. First line intervention involves dietary modification and physical activity [5][6][7] or an oral hypoglycaemic agent (OHA) [5]. In approximately half of cases, GDM is managed using insulin [2,5], which requires intensive monitoring and regular insulin adjustment [2].…”

Maternal age, ethnicity and gestational diabetes mellitus

“…Although GDM is generally transitory, it is nonetheless associated with serious health complications for mothers and babies (Crowther et al, 2005;HAPO, 2008). For the mother, higher rates of hypertension, caesarean section (Hoffman et al, 1998;Langer et al, 2005;Rosenberg et al, 2005) and excessive weight gain (Rosenberg et al, 2005) are reported. Previous GDM is also associated with a 7-12 times greater lifetime risk for development of type 2 diabetes (Bellamy et al, 2009).…”