SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND GLUCOSE MONITORING OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES – A BRIEF UPDATE

  • Doina Andrada Mihai Discipline of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Bucharest, Romania & National Institute of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases “Nicolae Paulescu”, Bucharest, Romania
  • Georgiana Bernea National Institute of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases “Nicolae Paulescu”, Bucharest, Romania
  • Andra Elena Balcangiu-Stroescu Department of Dialysis, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania & Discipline of Physiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
  • Delia Timofte Department of Dialysis, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Dorin Dragoș Department of Medical Semiology, Discipline of Internal Medicine I and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania & Department of Internal Medicine I, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Maria Daniela Tănăsescu Department of Medical Semiology, Discipline of Internal Medicine I and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania & Department of Nephrology, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Ileana Adela Văcăroiu Department of Nephrology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania & Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, “St. John” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Adrian Tulin Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania & Department of General Surgery, “Prof. Dr. Agrippa Ionescu” Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Ovidiu Știru Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania & Department of Cardiovascular Surgery “Prof. Dr. C. C. Iliescu” Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania
  • Anca Oprescu Macovei Department of Gastroenterology, “Prof. Dr. Agrippa Ionescu” Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Dorin Ionescu Department of Medical Semiology, Discipline of Internal Medicine I and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania & Department of Nephrology, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Keywords: gestational diabetes, diagnostic criteria, continuous glucose monitoring

Abstract

Diabetes is most common metabolic and clinical condition in pregnancy. The diabetes complicating pregnancy may be either preexistent (type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes or other specific forms) or gestational diabetes. International Diabetes Federation estimates that 6% of live births had some form of hyperglycemia in pregnancy and approximately 84% of it was attributable to gestational diabetes. Pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes are associated with adverse short-term and long-term maternal and fetal outcomes. In order to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes a proper diagnosis of GDM is required and carefully monitoring and control of blood glucose levels is mandatory.

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Published
2021-07-31
How to Cite
Mihai, D., Bernea, G., Balcangiu-Stroescu, A., Timofte, D., Dragoș, D., Tănăsescu, M., Văcăroiu, I., Tulin, A., Știru, O., Oprescu Macovei, A., & Ionescu, D. (2021). SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND GLUCOSE MONITORING OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES – A BRIEF UPDATE. Romanian Journal of Clinical Research, 4(1). Retrieved from https://rjcronline.com/index.php/rjcr/article/view/71