Question

A 29-year-old woman with no significant past medical history is 26 weeks pregnant with a singleton pregnancy. Her first trimester screening was normal. According to Canadian guidelines, what is the recommended approach to screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in an average-risk pregnant woman?

Accepted Answer

Perform a 50 g 1-hour glucose challenge test followed, if abnormal, by a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test between 24 and 28 weeks' gestation

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No screening is required unless she develops symptoms

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Perform a fasting plasma glucose only at 24 weeks' gestation

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Perform an HbA1c at booking and again at 28 weeks' gestation

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Perform universal 75 g oral glucose tolerance tests in the first trimester only

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