ea0099p52 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2024
Cidade-Rodrigues Catarina
, Benido Vania
, Chaves Catarina
, Silva Bruna
, Saavedra Ana
, Araujo Alexandra
, Machado Claudia
, Pereira Catarina
, Gomes Vania
, Figueiredo Odete
, Melo Anabela
, Ferreira Anabela
, Martinho Mariana
, Morgado Ana
, Almeida Margarida
, Ceu Almeida Maria
, Cunha Filipe
Introduction: Gestational diabetes (GD) is defined as a glucose intolerance firstly recognized during pregnancy and it is the severity of hyperglycaemia which is relevant to maternal and foetal risks. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends screening before 15 weeks of gestation for women at risk, using standard diagnostic criteria, and defines early abnormal glucose metabolism as fasting glucose 110-125 mg/dl or HbA1c 5.9-6.4%. However, the benefit of treating wome...