A comparison on the prevalence and outcomes of gestational versus type 2 diabetes mellitus in 1718 Saudi pregnancies

• Published in: International journal of clinical and experimental medicine Vol. 8; no. 7; pp. 11502 - 11507
• Main Authors: Serehi, Amal Al, Ahmed, Amjad M, Shakeel, Farah, Alkhatani, Khadija, El-Bakri, Nahid K, Buhari, Badr Aldin M, Mohareb, Uhoud Al, Aljohani, Naji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States e-Century Publishing Corporation 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Original; type 2 diabetes mellitus; Saudi; Gestational diabetes

The presence of either diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) or GDM constitute a high-risk pregnancy. Given the high rate of DMT2 and GDM in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), no study has ever compared whether GDM outcomes are comparable to those with DMT2. The present study aims to compare for the first...