Endocrine Abstracts

During pregnancy progressive maternal insulin resistance occurs which is normal, ‘sparing’ glucose that can be transported across the placenta to be used by the fetus. In gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) maternal glucose dysregulation is exacerbated, characterised by hyperglycaemia and associated with long-term adverse outcomes in mother and child, such as increased risk of diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease in later-life. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) i...