Can fasting plasma glucose replace oral glucose-tolerance test for diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus?
ConclusionsPerforming only the FPG and considering FPG cutoffs 75 and 80 mg/dL at first prenatal visit and at 24–28th of gestational weeks can be a useful tool predicting the incidence of GDM, respectively, and had similar diagnostic power.
Source: Diabetology International - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
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