Made to Mom Episode #8: Understanding Screening for Gestational Diabetes
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Summary & Episode Takeaways
In this episode I’m talking about gestational diabetes and the screening process.
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) one of the most common pregnancy complications worldwide. In Canada, it affects about 10% of pregnancies
The strongest predictors are a previous diagnosis of GDM and a first-degree relative with type 2 diabetes. Other strong predictors include: ethnicity, age over 35 years old, BMI over 30
Screening is important because routine screening isn’t widely performed in people who are of reproductive age but aren’t pregnant. In fact, many cases of GDM represent pre-existing hyperglycemia, which is often detected by routine screening in pregnancy
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