Commentary from the Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD) and Italian Society of Diabetology (SID) Interassociative Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group on the screening and diagnostic methods for gestational diabetes: An open debate

Cristina Bianchi; Veronica Resi; Elisa Manicardi; Silvia Burlina; Maria Angela Sculli; Gloria Formoso; Laura Sciacca

doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2023.03.008

Commentary from the Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD) and Italian Society of Diabetology (SID) Interassociative Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group on the screening and diagnostic methods for gestational diabetes: An open debate

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2023 Nov;33(11):2102-2106. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2023.03.008. Epub 2023 Mar 16.

Authors

Cristina Bianchi¹, Veronica Resi², Elisa Manicardi³, Silvia Burlina⁴, Maria Angela Sculli⁵, Gloria Formoso⁶, Laura Sciacca⁷

Affiliations

¹ Interassociative Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group, Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD), Italian Society of Diabetology (SID), Rome, Italy; Metabolic Diseases and Diabetes Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
² Diabetes Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: veronica.resi@policlinico.mi.it.
³ Interassociative Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group, Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD), Italian Society of Diabetology (SID), Rome, Italy; Diabetes Unit, Primary Health Care, Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
⁴ Interassociative Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group, Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD), Italian Society of Diabetology (SID), Rome, Italy; Department of Medicine, DIMED, University of Padova, Italy.
⁵ Interassociative Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group, Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD), Italian Society of Diabetology (SID), Rome, Italy; Endocrinology and Diabetes, Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
⁶ Interassociative Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group, Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD), Italian Society of Diabetology (SID), Rome, Italy; Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST, Ex CeSIMet) G. d'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
⁷ Interassociative Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group, Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD), Italian Society of Diabetology (SID), Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Endocrinology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

PMID: 37684171
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2023.03.008

Abstract

The current board of the interassociative Italian association of medical diabetologists (AMD)/Italian society of diabetology (SID) Diabetes and Pregnancy Italian Study Group commented about two recent papers published in the New England Journal of Medicine that investigated the screening and diagnostic methods for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). It is well recognized that effective screening and accurate, early diagnosis of GDM contributes to better management of these women in order to reduce adverse maternal and fetal/neonatal outcomes. However, there is worldwide controversy concerning which screening (selective or universal; one step or two steps) and which diagnostic criteria (glucose thresholds) are appropriate. The main findings of these papers are discussed along with their implications for the management of pregnant women.

Keywords: Adverse outcomes; Cardiovascular diseases; Gestational diabetes; Hyperglycemia; Pregnancy; Type 2 diabetes.

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