Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Early Pregnancy: Evidence for Poor Pregnancy Outcomes Despite Treatment

Sweeting, Arianne N.; Ross, Glynis P.; Hyett, Jon; Molyneaux, Lynda; Constantino, Maria; Harding, Anna Jane; Wong, Jencia

doi:10.2337/dc15-0433

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Early Pregnancy: Evidence for Poor Pregnancy Outcomes Despite Treatment

OBJECTIVE Recent guidelines recommend testing at <24 weeks of gestation for maternal dysglycemia in “high-risk” women. Evidence to support the early identification and treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is, however, limited. We examined the prevalence, clinical characteristics, a…