Thursday, August 8, 2013

Gestational DM - Rx

Hypoglycaemic therapy should be considered if diet and exercise fail to maintain blood glucose targets during a period of 1–2 weeks.

• Hypoglycaemic therapy should be considered if ultrasound investigation suggests incipient fetal macrosomia (abdominal circumference above the 70th percentile) at diagnosis.

• Hypoglycaemic therapy may include regular insulin, rapid-acting insulin analogues [aspart and lispro] and/or oral hypoglycaemic agents [metformin and glibenclamide]. 


Treatment should be tailored to the glycaemic profile of, and acceptability to, the individual woman.

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