Role of HbA1c in diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus.

Objective: To evaluate glycated haemoglobin as a biomarker for diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus while keeping the oral glucose tolerance test as the gold standard.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from Januray, 2016, to January, 2018, at PNS Hafeez Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan and comprised of pregnant subjects who were first subjected to 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test along with the first evaluation of glycated haemoglobin. Clinical evaluation, including history and measurements of anthropometric indices and blood pressure, were also done.

Glucose Tolerance versus HbA1c Results as Depictive of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Objective: To evaluate glucose tolerance patterns in pregnant ladies undergoing 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) for comparing fasting, 1-hour, 2-hour post-glucose load results, HbA1c, sum of all glucose readings with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) using International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) diagnostic criteria.

Study Design: Cross-sectional analysis.

Place And Duration Of Study: PNS Hafeez, Naval Hospital, Islamabad, from January 2016 to July 2017.