Management of gestational diabetes: Pharmacologic treatment options and glycemic control

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-78

  Langer, Oded ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ASPARTAME; BIGUANIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLIPIZIDE; INSULIN ASPART; INSULIN CLASS B; INSULIN DERIVATIVE; INSULIN GLARGINE; INSULIN LISPRO; INSULIN ZINC SUSPENSION; MEGLITINIDE; METFORMIN; MIGLITOL; NATEGLINIDE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PIOGLITAZONE; REPAGLINIDE; ROSIGLITAZONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES CONTROL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS RISK; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMIFACIAL MICROSOMIA; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; METABOLIC DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLYBURIDE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 27944446509     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2005.09.007     Document Type: Review

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