Point: Oral hypoglycemic agents should not be used to treat diabetic pregnant women

Diabetes Care

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2976-2979

  Jovanovic, Lois ^a  

^a SANSUM DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN ASPART; INSULIN LISPRO; METFORMIN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC PATIENT; ECLAMPSIA; EDITORIAL; FETUS OUTCOME; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; LOW CALORY DIET; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 36048970714     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-1282     Document Type: Editorial

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