The management of gestational diabetes mellitus after pregnancy

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 364-367a

  Bhake, R ^a   Dayan, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes prevention; Gestational diabetes; Postpartum screening

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PIOGLITAZONE; ROSIGLITAZONE; TROGLITAZONE;

CONSENSUS; DELIVERY; DISEASE COURSE; FETUS OUTCOME; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MICROANGIOPATHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 78449237922     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: 1528252X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.1524     Document Type: Review

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