Value of fasting plasma glucose to screen gestational diabetes mellitus before the 24th gestational week in women with different pre-pregnancy body mass index.

CONCLUSIONS: FPG decreased gradually as the gestational age increased in all pre-pregnancy BMI groups until the 19th gestational week. Pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity was associated with an increased FPG value before the 24th gestational week. FPG ≥5.10 mmol/L between 19 and 24 gestational weeks should be treated as GDM in women with pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity.
PMID: 30958429 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Chinese Medical Journal - April 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wei YM, Liu XY, Shou C, Liu XH, Meng WY, Wang ZL, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Cai ZY, Shang LX, Sun Y, Yang HX Tags: Chin Med J (Engl) Source Type: research