Milestones in the History of the Metabolic Management of Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy

• Main Authors: de Leiva-Pérez, Alejandra, Brugués, Eulàlia, de Leiva-Hidalgo, Alberto
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2020
• Series: Unveiling Diabetes - Historical Milestones in Diabetology
• Subjects: Chapter

This chapter reviews significant milestones in the history of the metabolic management of hyperglycemia in pregnancy. During the pre-insulin era, women with diabetes rarely became pregnant, and when they did, the prognosis for both mother and child was most unfavorable. The cornerstone of diabetes m...