The changing diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: does anyone miss out?

Aoife M Egan; Adrienne M Heerey; Louise Carmody; Fidelma P Dunne

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2014.10.003

The changing diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: does anyone miss out?

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Dec;106(3):e53-5. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.10.003. Epub 2014 Oct 23.

Authors

Aoife M Egan¹, Adrienne M Heerey², Louise Carmody², Fidelma P Dunne²

Affiliations

¹ Galway Diabetes Research Centre, Discipline of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland.. Electronic address: aoife.egan@gmail.com.
² Galway Diabetes Research Centre, Discipline of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland.

PMID: 25467618
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.10.003

Abstract

Our aim was to identify women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) using 1999 WHO diagnostic criteria but who would be now classified as normal glucose tolerance (NGT) using updated criteria. We demonstrate that this category change affected 3.3% women and they have a limited increased risk of adverse outcomes.

Keywords: Diagnostic criteria; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Pregnancy.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Diabetes, Gestational / diagnosis*
Diabetes, Gestational / epidemiology
Female
Glucose Tolerance Test / classification*
Humans
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
World Health Organization