Gestational diabetes mellitus: the prevalence of glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus in the first two months post partum
SL Kjos, TA Buchanan, JS Greenspoon… - American journal of …, 1990 - Elsevier
To determine the prevalence of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism in the early postpartum
period in women with gestational diabetes mellitus, we performed 2-hour oral glucose
tolerance tests between 5 and 8 weeks post partum in 246 women with recent gestational
diabetes mellitus. Patients were stratified into three study groups based on their fasting
serum glucose level during pregnancy:(1) group A 1: all fasting serum glucose levels during
pregnancy< 105 mg/dl without insulin therapy;(2) group A 2: any fasting serum glucose …
period in women with gestational diabetes mellitus, we performed 2-hour oral glucose
tolerance tests between 5 and 8 weeks post partum in 246 women with recent gestational
diabetes mellitus. Patients were stratified into three study groups based on their fasting
serum glucose level during pregnancy:(1) group A 1: all fasting serum glucose levels during
pregnancy< 105 mg/dl without insulin therapy;(2) group A 2: any fasting serum glucose …