Abstract:Background: In resource-limited settings, screening for gestational diabetes (GDM) is not routine. Standard commercial glucose preparations are often not available.
Objectives: To test a locally accessible, cheaper alternative glucose source (AGS) for GDM screening in Haiti.
Methods: Double cross-over trial of 138 pregnant women 24-28 weeks gestational age. Two one-step 75g oral glucose tolerance tests (oGTT) with capillary blood glucose (CBG) obtained at 0, 1 and 2h were performe… Show more
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