Regarding the child,
gestational diabetes leads
to a large baby, a condition
called as ‘Macrosomia’
which is defined as a birth
weight greater than 3.5 kg.
Moreover, the child may
develop hypoglycaemia or
low blood sugar levels,
respiratory distress
syndrome and congenital
anomalies. The chances of
still birth is also high.
Shoulder dystoica leading
to difficult delivery and
higher caesarean section
rates are other problems
in women with gestational
diabetes. However if
One of the older
systems introduced
in India was called
as the “Continuous
Glucose Monitoring”
(CGM) system.
Recently, another
popular device has
been introduced.
This is called as the
“Ambulatory
Glucose Profile”
using the Freestyle
Libre.
gestational diabetes must
be detected early and
treated aggressively, we
can ensure both the
mother and the child are
healthy as we have shown
in a large study called
‘WINGS’ that we carried
out at Chennai.
What are the latest
tools to check the
sugar levels and how
effective are these
compared to
conventional
methods?
Apart from the
conventional blood
glucose meters which have
been there for long time,
we now have various
gadgets to continuously
monitor the blood sugar
levels throughout the day.
One of the older systems
introduced in India was
called as the “Continuous
Glucose Monitoring”
(CGM) system. Recently,
another popular device
has been introduced. This
is called as the
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