Drugs for gestational diabetes

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 141-144

  Donovan, Peter J ^a   David Mcintyre, H ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypoglycaemic drugs; Insulin; Metformin; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ACARBOSE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; INCRETIN; INSULIN; INSULIN ASPART; INSULIN DETEMIR; INSULIN GLARGINE; INSULIN LISPRO; METFORMIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PATIENT CARE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 78049253641     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2010.066     Document Type: Article

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