Follow-up of postpartum women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)

Highlights • GDM is an early warning sign of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). • We investigated the follow-up of women with GDM in Tianjin, China. • Most women with GDM are not screened for type 2 diabetes after delivery in China.

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Published inDiabetes research and clinical practice Vol. 106; no. 2; pp. 236 - 240
Main Authors Chang, Ying, Chen, Xu, Cui, Hongyan, Zhang, Zhikun, Cheng, Lan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.11.2014
Subjects
Adult
Animals
Blood Glucose - metabolism
China - epidemiology
Diabetes, Gestational - blood
Diabetes, Gestational - epidemiology
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Female
Follow-up
Follow-Up Studies
Gestational diabetes mellitus
Glucose screening
Glucose Tolerance Test
Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism
Humans
Incidence
Mass Screening - methods
Postpartum
Postpartum Period - blood
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
Gestational diabetes mellitus
Glucose screening
Follow-up
Postpartum
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Summary:Highlights • GDM is an early warning sign of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). • We investigated the follow-up of women with GDM in Tianjin, China. • Most women with GDM are not screened for type 2 diabetes after delivery in China.
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ISSN:0168-8227
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DOI:10.1016/j.diabres.2014.08.020