Abstract

A CASE STUDY: ADVANCE GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE SCREENING AND IMPORTANCE IN GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS

Teena Jacob*, Kiran Sharma and Jiji Alfred

Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as carbohydrate intolerance inonset or first recognition during pregnancy resulting in hyperglycemia. Normal screening for GDM is done at 24-36 weeks of gestation. In this case report, patient developed gestational diabetes at six weeks in two successive pregnancies. The patient undergone abortion at 8 weeks in the first pregnancy and is at high risk to develop GDM. In the second pregnancy, administration of insulin therapy at diagnoses was resulted in a successful outcome. Thus the need of screening of gestational diabetes as early in the first antenatal visit is efficient for detecting the forthcoming presence or absence of gestational mellitus.

Keywords: Gestational diabetes mellitus, insulin, screening, antenatal visit.