Abstract:To determine the mean two-hour postprandial (2hPP) blood glucose level and to analyze the maternal variables that can predict macrosomic or large for gestational age (LGA) newborns in diabetic mothers such as the type of diabetes mellitus, pre-gestational body mass index (BMI), previous macrosomic newborn, and parity. Materials and Methods: A prospective, longitudinal study was conducted with 200 pregnant women who had either gestational (103) or pre-gestational (97) diabetes. The mean 2hPP blood glucose level… Show more
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