Longitudinal Changes in the Relationship Between Hemoglobin A1c and Glucose Tolerance Across Pregnancy and Postpartum.

CONCLUSIONS: HbA1c accurately reflects glycemia in the 1st trimester, but underestimates glucose intolerance in the late 2nd trimester. Lower hemoglobin level is associated with greater underestimation. Accounting for gestational age and maternal hemoglobin may improve the clinical interpretation of HbA1c levels during pregnancy. PMID: 32010954 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32010954?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - February 2, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Edelson PK, James KE, Leong A, Arenas J, Cayford M, Callahan MJ, Bernstein SN, Tangren JS, Hivert MF, Higgins JM, Nathan DM, Powe CE Tags: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research

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