Severe hypoglycaemia during pregnancy in women with Type 1 diabetes is common and planning pregnancy does not decrease the risk

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 824-826

  Robertson, H ^a   Pearson, D W M ^a   Gold, A E ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Pregnancy planning; Severe hypoglycaemia; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLANNING; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68149096662     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02769.x     Document Type: Article

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