The risk for preterm birth among women with type 1 diabetes increases considerably with increasing glycated hemoglobin levels around the time of conception, study findings indicate.
The association between poor glycemic control during pregnancy and subsequent risk for cardiovascular disease extends to women without gestational diabetes, study findings suggest.
This slide set describes a study of flash glucose monitoring in pregnant women with diabetes, which demonstrates clinical accuracy versus self-monitoring of blood glucose and a high level of acceptability by the patients [access the slides]. Funded by an educational grant from Abbott Diabetes Care.
Less stringent criteria for gestational diabetes remain predictive of risk for later prediabetes or type 2 diabetes despite identifying a larger number of women, the HAPO FUS investigators report in JAMA.
This review describes some of the factors that relate to the ethnic disparities in gestational diabetes mellitus [read more]. Yuen L, Wong VW, Simmons D. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 68. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1040-2
The authors examined the relationship between sleep disturbance and self-care in adults with type 2 diabetes, including both subjective and objective sleep assessments and controlling for potential covariates [read more]. Zhu B et al. Acta Diabetol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1181-4
This review explores the landscape of telemedicine approaches and evidence for incorporation into general practice [read more]. McDonnell ME. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 42. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1015-3
A head-to-head trial in women with gestational diabetes has failed to prove that glyburide is statistically noninferior to insulin in terms of perinatal outcomes.
The authors report the case of a 31-year-old Caucasian woman with type 2 diabetes who conceived while on therapy with empagliflozin plus metformin and insulin degludec [read more]. Formoso G et al. Acta Diabetol 2018; 55: 759. doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1134-y
With the use of insulin pumps and related technologies expected to increase among pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, Pratik Choudhary and Lori Berard discuss management protocols for women admitted to maternity units (4:26).
Should gestational diabetes mellitus be viewed as an opportunity, or an inequality, and should it be a cause for dynamism or despair? Sanjay Kalra and Ankia Coetzee present their perspective on gestational diabetes mellitus.
These slide sets summarize the results of randomized controlled trials investigating the use of flash glucose-sensing technology in patients with diabetes.
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