Gestational diabetes mellitus: Challenges in diagnosis and management

Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mpondo, Bonaventura C T ^a,b   Ernest, Alex ^a,b   Dee, Hannah E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA   (Tanzania)

^b Program in Medical Ethics   (Tanzania)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestation diabetes mellitus; Glucose intolerance; Glycaemic control; Insulin; Oral agents; Screening

Indexed keywords

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

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARPENTER COUSTAN CRITERIA; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; NATIONAL DIABETES DATA GROUP CRITERIA; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 84989165829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22516581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40200-015-0169-7     Document Type: Review

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