#190 Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Flashcards
What class is diet-controlled gestational diabetes?
GDMA1
What class is gestational diabetes that requires medication to achieve euglycemia?
GDMA2
Approximately what percent of pregnancies are complicated by any type of diabetes?
7%
What percent of cases of pregnancies complicated by any type of diabetes are women with gestational diabetes?
86%
What race/ethnic group has the lowest rate of gestational diabetes?
Caucasian women
Is the prevalence of gestational diabetes increasing, decreasing, or staying the same?
Increasing.
What is the prevalence of preeclampsia in women with GDM with fasting <115 vs >115?
9.8% in those with fasting <115; 18% in those with fasting >115
Are women with gestational diabetes more likely to wind up with a cesarean section?
Yes
Are women with gestational diabetes at increased risk of developing diabetes?
Yes
How many women with gestational diabetes will go on to develop diabetes within 22-28 years after pregnancy?
70%
What % of Latin American women with gestational diabetes will develop T2DM within 5 years of their index pregnancy c/b GDM?
60%
What complications are offspring of women with gestational diabetes at increased risk for?
Macrosomia, neonatal hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, shoulder dystocia, and birth trauma, increased risk of stillbirth. Increased risk of childhood and adult-onset obesity and diabetes in offspring.
The use of historic factors (family or personal hx of diabetes, previous adverse preg outcome, glycosuria, and obesity) will fail to identify what % of women with GDM?
About 50%
What is the screening test for gestational diabetes?
50g, 1 hour oral glucose tolerance test
When should pregnant women be screened for gestational diabetes?
Between 24 and 28 weeks
For pregnant women with a positive early 1 hour test (50 g oral glucose), with negative 3 hour, what should be done at 24-28wks?
Skip the 1 hour and do the 3 hr gtt
In which patients should you consider screening for detecting pregestational diabetes or early GDM?
All overweight or obese women with 1+ of the following:
- Past Ob: previous GDM, previous infant >4kg
- PMH: BMI >40kg, HTN, PCOS, cardiovascular dx, acanthosis nigricans
- Soc Hx: high-risk race or ethnicity
- FHx: 1st degree relative w/ DM,
- Labs: HDL < 35mg/dL; triglyceride >250dmg/dL; HgbA1C => 5.7%
How do you diagnose GDM based on 3 hour 100g OGTT?
Most often diagnosed with two or more abnormal values
What is the threshold for the 1 hour OGTT?
Vary by institution, typically 130-140mg/dL
True or false, women with single elevated value on 100g, 3-hour OGTT have significantly increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes compared to women without GDM?
True.
What are the cut offs for the 3hr OGTT?
Fasting 95-105mg/dL 1h 180-190 mg/dL 2h 155-165mg/dL 3h 140-145mg/dL (lower is Carpenter and Coustan Criteria; higher is National diabetes data group)
What is the one-step approach for establishing diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus? How is it diagnosed, what are cut off values?
75-g 2-hr OGTT. Diagnosed with any single threshold value (fasting 92, 1h 180, 2h 153)
Does use of the 2h OGTT increase or decrease the prevalence of GDM?
Increase, would identify approx 18% of pregnant women in US as having GDM
Does ACOG recommend the one-step or two-step process for diagnosing gestational diabetes?
Two Step. 1h followed by 3h.
What are the benefits of treating gestational diabetes?
Decreased rate of shoulder dystocia, preeclampsia, LGA infant, birth weight >4kg
What is the risk of preeclampsia in women with GDM, untreated vs treated?
18% in untreated. 12% in treated
What is the risk of LGA infant in women with GDM in untreated and treated?
22% and 13%
What is the risk of birth weight >4kg in women with GDM untreated and treated?
21% to 10%
What is the recommended surveillance of blood sugars in women with gestational diabetes?
General recommendation is 4x/day: fasting and after each meal (1 or 2h). Insufficient evidence to define optimal frequency
What does fasting glucose measure predict in women with GDM?
Predictive of increased neonatal fat mass
When does glucose peak posprandial?
90 minutes after meal
Can you reduce the number of fingersticks during monitoring of GDM?
Yes, once glucose well controlled by diet and low likelihood for future adjustments to care, can decrease. Unusual to recommend fewer than 2 measures per day