Maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus treated with diet, metformin or insulin
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gestational diabetes, insulin, metformin, neonatal outcomes, pregnant womenAbstract
Background; Diabetes mellitus during pregnancy Around 7–10 percent of all pregnancies in the globe are affected with GDM. GDM is more common in pregnant women who are older & more fat. GDM raises the risk of pregnancy problems such as pregnancy-induced hypertension & poor neonatal outcome, as well as development of type two diabetes later in life (T2DM), Aim and objectives; to evaluate maternal & neonatal results in pregnant females with gestational diabetes mellitus handled with diet control, metformin or insulin, Subjects & methods; This was a prospective observational study; 120 patients were being selected from attendee of Obstetrics & Gynecology clinics of AL Hussein University Hospital, All patients were being subdivided into 3 groups, Result; Between 3 categories, there were substantial variances regarding postprandial glycaemia it was substntially lower in category 3 then category 1 with higher level in category 2, Conclusion; Metformin is helpful & safe in treating of GDM, as evidenced by fact that females with GDM who took metformin gained less weight & had better neonatal results than those who took diet or insulin.
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