Screening for hyperglycaemia in pregnancy: a rapid update for the National Screening Committee
Waugh N, Royle P, Clar C, Henderson R, Cummins E, Hadden D, Lindsay R, Pearson D
Record ID 32010000254
English
Authors' recommendations:
The case for screening for raised blood glucose in pregnancy has strengthened, partly because changes in maternal age and weight are increasing the prevalence of gestational diabetes. There is also evidence that metformin and glibenclamide can be used before insulin. However the threshold of blood glucose at which treatment should start remains uncertain. Screening with HbA1c at booking clinic should be considered
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1840
Year Published:
2010
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Hyperglycemia
- Mass Screening
- Pregnancy
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2010 Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO
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