Pregnancy and complicated diabetes

Br J Hosp Med. 1993;49(10):739-42.

Abstract

Contemporary management of the insulin-dependent pregnant diabetic is associated with perinatal outcome little different from that in the non-diabetic. Diabetic microangiopathy and its consequences continue to pose a significant threat to the welfare of the diabetic mother and her baby. Pregnancies thus complicated require specialized care by an experienced team.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Counseling
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1* / complications
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1* / diagnosis
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1* / epidemiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1* / therapy
  • Diabetic Angiopathies* / complications
  • Diabetic Angiopathies* / diagnosis
  • Diabetic Angiopathies* / epidemiology
  • Diabetic Angiopathies* / therapy
  • Diabetic Nephropathies* / complications
  • Diabetic Nephropathies* / diagnosis
  • Diabetic Nephropathies* / epidemiology
  • Diabetic Nephropathies* / therapy
  • Diabetic Retinopathy* / complications
  • Diabetic Retinopathy* / diagnosis
  • Diabetic Retinopathy* / epidemiology
  • Diabetic Retinopathy* / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insulin / administration & dosage
  • Insulin / therapeutic use
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Pregnancy in Diabetics* / complications
  • Pregnancy in Diabetics* / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy in Diabetics* / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy in Diabetics* / therapy
  • Prenatal Care
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • Insulin