Is fasting glucose level during oral glucose tolerance test an indicator of the insulin need in gestational diabetes?

AKINCI B., ÇELTİK A., Yener S., Yesil S.

DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.82, sa.2, ss.219-225, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 82 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.diabres.2008.07.023
  • Dergi Adı: DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.219-225
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gestational diabetes, Insulin, OGTT
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Maintenance of a good metabolic control improves foetal and maternal outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The aim of this study is to investigate the utility of diagnostic oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in prediction of the need of insulin in patients with GDM.