Diagnosis and treatment of hyperglycemia in pregnancy

Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2011 Dec;40(4):703-26. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2011.09.002.

Abstract

Hyperglycemia in pregnancy is an opportunity for women at risk for complications during pregnancy and beyond to change their life course to improve outcomes for themselves and their offspring. Providers of diabetes care during pregnancy complicated by hyperglycemia in pregnancy have the unique opportunity to make a significant difference.

MeSH terms

  • Birth Weight
  • Cesarean Section
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnosis
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / therapy
  • Diet
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Hyperglycemia / complications
  • Hyperglycemia / diagnosis*
  • Hyperglycemia / therapy*
  • Hypoglycemia / etiology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Mass Screening
  • Obesity / complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications / therapy*
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Pregnancy in Diabetics / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy in Diabetics / therapy*