Is fasting glucose level during oral glucose tolerance test an indicator of the insulin need in gestational diabetes?
Articles > Article · 2008
Authors: Baris Akinci, Aygül ÇELTİK, Serkan Yener, Sena Yesil
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2008, vol 82, pp 219-225
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2008.07.023
Summary
Maintenance of a good metabolic control improves foetal and maternal outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The aim of this study is to investigate the utility of diagnostic oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in prediction of the need of insulin in patients with GDM.