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Also known as: GDM Β· gestational diabetes Β· diabetes in pregnancy
Glucose intolerance first recognised in pregnancy. Good control reduces macrosomia, birth trauma and neonatal problems; most cases resolve after delivery.
Pregnant women; risk with obesity, family history, prior GDM/macrosomia, PCOS, older age, and high-risk (South Asian) ethnicity.
When diet Β± metformin fails to reach targets
Option per local guidance
Caution: Avoid most other oral hypoglycaemics in pregnancy; individualise.
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