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[Diabetes screening among women who gave birth to heavy infants. The result of 128 glucose tolerance tests during puerperium in women who gave birth to infants weighing 4,500 gram or more, and establishing the screening procedures in Danish maternity clinics]. 1991

G L Nielsen, and P H Nielsen

Aalborg Sygehus Nord, gynaekologisk/obstetrisk afdeling.

Experience gained from glucose tolerance tests during the puerperium carried out during a period of two years on 129 non-diabetic mothers who had given birth to infants with birth weights of over 4,500 g is presented. Out of 128 completed investigations, only one new case of diabetes was diagnosed. Seven glucose tolerance tests revealed intolerance and six of these were normal on control. No fasting blood sugar levels were over 6.0 mmol/l. These findings correspond to the frequencies of reduced glucose tolerance in a previously published Danish article. In Denmark as a whole, approximately 60% of these women undergo glucose tolerance tests and further 20% are submitted to fasting blood sugar determinations. Glucose tolerance tests during the puerperium based on postprandial blood sugar measurements for two hours is not considered to be suitable as a screening method for diabetes mellitus.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008403	Mass Screening	Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease.	Screening,Mass Screenings,Screening, Mass,Screenings,Screenings, Mass
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D011254	Pregnancy in Diabetics	The state of PREGNANCY in women with DIABETES MELLITUS. This does not include either symptomatic diabetes or GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE induced by pregnancy (DIABETES, GESTATIONAL) which resolves at the end of pregnancy.	Pregnancy in Diabetes,Pregnancy in Diabete,Pregnancy in Diabetic
D003718	Denmark	A country in northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The capital is Copenhagen.	Faeroe Islands,Faroe Islands
D003920	Diabetes Mellitus	A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE.
D005260	Female		Females
D005320	Fetal Macrosomia	A condition of fetal overgrowth defined as BIRTH WEIGHT greater than 4,000 grams, regardless of gestational age. It is commonly seen in GESTATIONAL DIABETES; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; and pregnancies complicated by pre-existing diabetes mellitus.	Macrosomia, Fetal,Fetal Macrosomias,Macrosomias, Fetal
D005951	Glucose Tolerance Test	A test to determine the ability of an individual to maintain HOMEOSTASIS of BLOOD GLUCOSE. It includes measuring blood glucose levels in a fasting state, and at prescribed intervals before and after oral glucose intake (75 or 100 g) or intravenous infusion (0.5 g/kg).	Intravenous Glucose Tolerance,Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test,OGTT,Oral Glucose Tolerance,Oral Glucose Tolerance Test,Glucose Tolerance Tests,Glucose Tolerance, Oral
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man