Abstract: This Observational prospective study involved 200 pregnant women between 24-28 weeks of gestation irrespective of presence or absence of risk factors for GDM were considered for the study. The clinical profile of the study groups were analysed and the patients were categorized into 2 groups. Group I patient having clinical or historical risk factors for GDM and Group II patients without any risk factors. The occurrence of GDM in the two groups was evaluated and compared. 21% of the study population had positive screening for GDM by 50gm 1hour OGCT. Positive screening was more common in patients with risk factors for GDM as compared to those without risk factors. Overall prevalence of GDM was 4% in our population, 4.5% of patient with risk factor and 3.3% of patient without risk factors had GDM , the difference was not statistically significant. Our study concludes the fact that though the prevalence of GDM is low in our community, selective screening may still fail to detect a significant number of pregnant population with GDM. Hence universal screening for GDM should be recommended in all centres.
Keywords: GDM (GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS), OGCT, Observational prospective study.
Title: Universal Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM): An Overview
Author: Kadri Yogesh Bangera, Anwar Basha Nilofar, Chethan K
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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