Counterpoint: Oral hypoglyemic agents should be used to treat diabetic pregnant women

Diabetes Care

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2980-2982

  Coetzee, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA;

DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTHER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36049030622     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-1620     Document Type: Editorial

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