ReviewDiabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association2002
Screening for gestational diabetes; past, present and future.
Review in Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01795248 (The Impact of Liraglutide on Glucose Tolerance and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women With Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus), which is not on this map. Cited by 32 papers.
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The Impact of Liraglutide on Glucose Tolerance and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women With Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 162 citations in OpenAlex.
- Asthma Exacerbation Risk in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Assessing the Impact of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Other Key Factors.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2025Article
- From Pregnancy to Postpartum: The Cardiovascular Risks Associated with Gestational Diabetes.Current cardiology reviews · 2025Review
- Sex hormone-binding globulin is a valuable diagnostic indicator of gestational diabetes mellitus.Ghana medical journal · 2024Article
- Plasma-glycated CD59 as an early biomarker for gestational diabetes mellitus: prospective cohort study protocol.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Adherence rates to a prediction tool identifying women with an increased gestational diabetes risk: An implementation study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2021Article
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- Consensus in Gestational Diabetes MELLITUS: Looking for the Holy Grail.Journal of clinical medicine · 2018Review
- Metabolic disorders during pregnancy and postpartum cardiometabolic risk.Endocrine connections · 2018Article
- Effect of gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on postpartum cardiometabolic risk.Endocrine connections · 2018Article
- Accuracy of glycosuria, random blood glucose and risk factors as selective screening tools for gestational diabetes mellitus in comparison with universal diagnosing.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2018Article
- Efficacy of metformin in improving glycaemic control & perinatal outcome in gestational diabetes mellitus: A non-randomized study.The Indian journal of medical research · 2017Article
- Gestational Diabetes Testing, Narrative, and Medical Distrust.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2017Article
- Single Fasting Plasma Glucose Versus 75-g Oral Glucose-Tolerance Test in Prediction of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes: A Cohort Study.EBioMedicine · 2017Article
- Assessment of predictors of insulin therapy in patients with gestational diabetes diagnosed according to the IADPSG criteria.Diabetology international · 2016Article
- Gestational diabetes mellitus: Screening with fasting plasma glucose.World journal of diabetes · 2016Article
- Clinical Recommendations for the Use of Islet Cell Autoantibodies to Distinguish Autoimmune and Non-Autoimmune Gestational Diabetes.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2016Review
- Seasonality of gestational diabetes mellitus: a South Australian population study.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2016Article
- Associations of trimester-specific gestational weight gain with maternal adiposity and systolic blood pressure at 3 and 7 years postpartum.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2015Article
- Clinical profile, outcomes, and progression to type 2 diabetes among Indian women with gestational diabetes mellitus seen at a diabetes center in south India.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism · 2014Article
- Effect of number of abnormal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) values on birthweight in women with gestational diabetes.The Indian journal of medical research · 2013Article
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Abstract
Gestational diabetes is carbohydrate intolerance, with onset or first recognition of hyperglycaemia during pregnancy. Several studies have suggested that gestational hyperglycaemia is associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, promoting the case for screening. Conversely, others argue that screening for gestational diabetes may colour the clinical judgement, influencing further management, e.g. more 'unjustified' caesarean sections. Additionally, the lack of definitive data either on a clear-cut glycaemic threshold for the development of adverse outcomes or on the impact of intervention is emphasized by opponents of screening. This review attempts to evaluate the available data on screening for gestational diabetes. Oral glucose tolerance test is promoted on the basis that the diabetogenic stress of pregnancy is encountered during late gestation and is best recognized in the fed state. There are different tests, including the 1 h/50-g, 2 h/75-g and 3 h/100-g tests, with practical limitations, including the time and cost involved and the unpleasant supra-physiological glucose load that is unrelated to body weight, and issues of reproducibility and sensitivity/specificity profiles. Despite its convenience, the poor sensitivity of random glucose has precluded its routine use for screening. Fasting glucose appears to be promising but further testing is required to ensure satisfactory sensitivity/specificity in different populations. Despite its limitations, the oral glucose tolerance test has become established as the 'most acceptable' diagnostic test for gestational diabetes. More convenient methods, e.g. fasting or random or post-load glucose, have to be validated therefore against the oral glucose tolerance test to gain acceptance for routine screening.
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