SAN DIEGO – A lack of consensus exists regarding optimal criteria for diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus, noted Dr. Linda Barbour.
“The biggest question is, if we are to diagnose many more women and increase the prevalence [of gestational diabetes mellitus] by two- to threefold by diagnosing them and treating them, will we see improved outcomes?” asked Dr. Barbour, professor of medicine and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Colorado, Aurora.
In an interview at the annual Pregnancy Meeting sponsored by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Dr. Barbour discussed the challenges that have prevented a consensus from emerging.
She reported having no financial disclosures.
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