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Screening of gestational diabetes mellitus in antenatal women using DIPSI guidelines

Background GDM is associated with serious maternal as well as fetal complications, which can be prevented by early detection & prompt treatment. There is need of universal screening of all Indian pregnant women for GDM using simple & economical screening criteria. This study uses single step OGTT as per DIPSI guidelines to find out prevalence of GDM in pregnant women attending antenatal OPD.

Methods All the antenatal patients at 24-28 weeks of gestation (n = 352), attending Antenatal OPD, irrespective of their prandial state were given 75 gm glucose and venous blood samples were collected after 2 hours of oral glucose. A report of ≥140 mg% were labeled as GDM as per DIPSI guidelines.

Results Out of 506 subjects screened, 33 (6.52 %) were positive for GDM.

Conclusions Low prevalence of GDM may be because of less sensitivity of DIPSI criteria.