Unifying the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: Introducing the NPRP criteria

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as hyperglycaemia first detected during pregnancy that is neither type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) [1,2]. GDM is associated with an increased risk of maternal and fetal complications, increased medical cost [3] and can only be established through biochemical testing, typically between 24 –28 weeks' gestation. Despite wide agreement that any form of hyperglycaemia should be managed during pregnancy, there is still a substantial disagreement on which diagnostic process should be used and which glucose threshold(s) merit a diagnosis of GDM [4].

Source: Primary Care Diabetes - August 18, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Suhail A.R. Doi, Mohammed Bashir, Michael T. Sheehan, Adedayo A. Onitilo, Tawanda Chivese, Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, Stephen F. Beer, Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Abdul-Badi Abou-Samra, H. David McIntyre Tags: Original research Source Type: research