Gestational diabetes resident survival guide
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
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Overview
This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the disease or symptom. The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Diagnosis
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of gestational diabetes according the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines[1][2].
| All pregnant women should be screened for GDM at 24 weeks or more of gestation | |||||||||||||||||
| Two-step screening approach is recommended | |||||||||||||||||
| 50g of oral glucose load is administered to the patient followed by measurement of venous blood glucose level after 1 hour | |||||||||||||||||
| Blood glucose level equal or higher than 190mg/dl or 10.6mmol/l | |||||||||||||||||
| Yes | No | ||||||||||||||||
Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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References
- ↑ "ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 190: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus". Obstet Gynecol. 131 (2): e49–e64. 2018. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000002501. PMID 29370047.
- ↑ American Diabetes Association (2017). "13. Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy". Diabetes Care. 40 (Suppl 1): S114–S119. doi:10.2337/dc17-S016. PMID 27979900.