If lifestyle management and dietary changes fail to control the hyperglycemia, the next step is to initiate pharmacotherapy. Insulin is the drug of choice for the treatment of GDM. Some randomized clinical trials show metformin has an equal efficacy when compared to insulin, but there is lack of adequate evidence for the long term use of Metformin and its safety in pregnancy.
Gestational diabetes medical therapy
Gestational diabetes dietary therapy
Gestational diabetes classification
Gestational diabetes laboratory findings
Cardiac disease in pregnancy physical examination
Cardiac disease in pregnancy echocardiography
Gestational diabetes physical examination
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