Hyperglycemia in pregnancy among South Asian women: A single tertiary care center experience from Colombo, Sri Lanka

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and adverse pregnancy outcome in South Asia: A systematic review

“…All the studies selected were primary studies carried out in South Asian countries. Five studies were conducted in India, 8,9,26–28 one in Pakistan, 23 one in Bangladesh 24 and one in Sri Lanka 25 . All the studies were conducted in hospital settings except one study which was carried out in rural areas of Assam, India 26 .…”

“…Characteristics of included studies are shown in Table 2 . Among the eight studies included, 8 , 9 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 six studies 8 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 utilized prospective observational study design while the remaining two studies 9 , 23 used a retrospective study design. All the studies selected were primary studies carried out in South Asian countries.…”

“…Five studies were conducted in India, 8 , 9 , 26 , 27 , 28 one in Pakistan, 23 one in Bangladesh 24 and one in Sri Lanka. 25 All the studies were conducted in hospital settings except one study which was carried out in rural areas of Assam, India. 26 In five studies, GDM was diagnosed in accordance with the WHO criteria and was measured performing an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), 9 , 23 , 25 , 26 , 27 while in other studies ( n = 3), patient recall were used.…”

“…However, one should be cautious while interpreting the findings of the research as the quality of the included studies was relatively moderate 8,9,23,25,27,28 to poor 24,26 …”

Focus on the fetus through enhanced maternal care: the way forward for diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention

“…Satisfactory treatment and management of DIP is found to have benefits in reducing maternal and neonatal complications. We have consistently reported good maternal and fetal outcomes in women treated at a tertiary care setting in Sri Lanka 11 . Glucose screening of pregnant women would assist in reducing future health risk of Type 2 DM.…”