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ea0038s8.1 | Fine-tuning of metabolic state for optimal pregnancy outcome | SFEBES2015

Revolutionising type 1 diabetes metabolic control in pregnancy

Murphy Helen , Stewart Zoe , Hovorka Roman

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has highlighted the gap that exists between our expectations of tight metabolic control and the realities of actually achieving this, particularly during type 1 diabetes pregnancy. Longitudinal measurements indicate that despite overall ‘good’ HbA1c levels, pregnant women with type 1 diabetes spend 8 h/day with blood glucose levels above the recommended targets. New closed-loop (CL) or artificial pancreas approaches integrate insul...