Share on Pinterest Experts say early treatment for pregnancy complications can lead to better health outcomes. Hugo Abad/Getty Images Researchers say a simple blood test has shown promise in detecting ...

Gestational diabetes affects one in seven expecting women globally and rates of this troubling condition are rising. Blood glucose levels that become elevated for the first time during pregnancy can ...

During the early stages of pregnancy, a visit with your doctor will likely include a conversation about gestational diabetes. This type of diabetes occurs when a person without diabetes develops high ...

When screening pregnant women for gestational diabetes, casual blood glucose testing misses 70% of the cases. This study should encourage obstetricians to depend on more reliable tests to help prevent ...

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research published in Diabetic Medicine this week found that the standard NHS procedures for processing gestational diabetes blood sugar tests were leading to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Only 12% of women who met the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ criteria for early ...

Gestational diabetes typically occurs in the second trimester of pregnancy between the 24th and 28th weeks of gestation. It’s diagnosed using a test called a glucose tolerance test, which may be ...

Asymptomatic pregnant women with no previous diagnosis of type 1 or 2 diabetes should be screened for gestational diabetes at 24 weeks' gestation or later, according to an updated recommendation from ...

Oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) given early in pregnancy, during gestational weeks 12-15, using the 2013 diagnostic criteria of the World Health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women in the United Kingdom who had gestational diabetes were not often screened for type 2 diabetes in ...

Using a multi-step screening scheme that strikes a balance between the least burden on the pregnant women and high test sensitivity, the Kobe University obstetrician TANIMURA Kenji and his graduate ...