© 2002 The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
CASE REPORT
An unusual case of gestational diabetes mellitus
1 Department of Medicine, Manipal College of Medical Sciences–Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr Praveen Shankar, Department of Medicine, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal;
prvshankarus{at}yahoo.com
The case of a woman, who developed gestational diabetes at six weeks in two successive pregnancies, is reported. She was in the high risk group to develop gestational diabetes. The first pregnancy terminated in abortion at 10 weeks. In the second pregnancy, institution of insulin therapy at diagnosis was associated with a successful outcome. This case highlights the need for screening for gestational diabetes at the first antenatal visit in the high risk group.
Keywords: early onset gestational diabetes mellitus; diabetes; pregnancy complications
Abbreviations: HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test
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