A 28-year-old woman with gestational diabetes mellitus treated with diet alone delivers a healthy term infant. According to Diabetes Canada pregnancy ...

Question

A 28-year-old woman with gestational diabetes mellitus treated with diet alone delivers a healthy term infant. According to Diabetes Canada pregnancy guidance, how and when should she be screened for persistent diabetes postpartum?

Accepted Answer

75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) between 6 weeks and 6 months postpartum

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Fasting plasma glucose at 2 weeks postpartum only

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A1C at 3 months postpartum only

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Random plasma glucose whenever she next sees a physician

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No specific postpartum testing is required if blood sugars normalised in pregnancy

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Post-gestational diabetes screening

A 28-year-old woman with gestational diabetes mellitus treated with diet alone delivers a healthy term infant. According to Diabetes Canada pregnancy guidance, how and when should she be screened for persistent diabetes postpartum?