Significant thresholds for the 75-g oral glucose tolerance test in pregnancy.

The significant threshold values for the 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (oGTT) during pregnancy have yet to be conclusively determined. This study aimed to identify the risk significance of various set thresholds for the oGTT result. Women undergoing a 75-g oGTT during the third trimester of pregnancy were classified into three groups: mild gestational impaired glucose tolerance (GIGT; 2-h postload glucose, 8.

Embryonal risks in gestational diabetes mellitus.

Unlabelled: Diabetes mellitus is generally associated with a higher incidence of early pregnancy loss and congenital anomalies, though this relationship should be strictly restricted to patients with previously existing diabetes. In gestational diabetes mellitus, which often develops during the third trimester, no such relationship should exist, though the birth of a previous infant with a congenital anomaly is often assumed to be a risk factor for gestational diabetes.

Objective: The study attempts to analyse the congenital anomaly rate in women with gestational diabetes and compare this to the rates in women known to have normal glucose tolerance.

Birth weight influence on the subsequent development of gestational diabetes mellitus.

Epidemiological observations have suggested a relationship between type 2 diabetes and a low or high birth weight. However, there are many confounding variables and problems with retrospective data collection. The study of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), who are likely to develop type 2 diabetes in the future, may help clarify these observations.

Long-term significance of gestational carbohydrate intolerance: a longitudinal study.

Severe forms of GDM have been conclusively associated with significantly increased risk of developing DM later on in life. The long-term significance of GIGT has not yet been definitely elucidated. The study was set up to compare the present carbohydrate metabolism status and anthropomorphic characteristics of women diagnosed as suffering from abnormal carbohydrate tolerance during pregnancy eight years previously with those recorded as having normal glucose tolerance.

Congenital malformations in a central Mediterranean island.

Congenital malformations are important public health issues since malformations are expensive conditions to treat. Congenital heart disease and neural tube defects are some of the commonest congenital anomalies. Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions should be reflected in declining specific mortality rates.