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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

Key Points

• Estimates of the prevalence of GDM range from 1 to 14%.
  
  
• Traditional management uses diet, exercise, intensive insulin regimens, and self-monitoring of blood glucose.
  
  
• Close surveillance of mother and foetus must be maintained.
  
  
• Gestational diabetes increases the risk of diabetes later in life.

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