Clinical CPD topic
Diabetes in pregnancy: practise, reflect and record
Practise diabetes in pregnancy through five clinical cases, review the explanations and build a professional learning record. Select risk-based screening and interpret OGTT results to diagnose gestational diabetes and arrange timely review.
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What you’ll work on
- Select risk-based screening and interpret OGTT results to diagnose gestational diabetes and arrange timely review.
- Recognise when immediate insulin is indicated and identify the fasting capillary glucose target.
- Identify recommended delivery timing in the presented gestational-diabetes scenario.
Think through a clinical case
Decide how you would approach this case before opening the question session.
At booking, a woman is 12 weeks pregnant with a BMI of 35 kg/m². She has no previous gestational diabetes, no first-degree family history of diabetes and no glycosuria. Which diabetes-testing plan follows NICE guidance?
A case from the UKMLA question bank. The session provides the answer and explanation after your attempt.
From a decision to a learning record
- Test your reasoning. Answer five questions from this topic’s clinical-content library.
- Explore the gaps. Review explanations and use Tutor to work through decisions that need more thought.
- Reflect on application. Describe what you learned and what you would change or investigate.
- Review your evidence. Confirm the activity and time spent, then retain or export your professional record.
Primary sources and further reading
Read the source in the same jurisdiction as your question session.