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ArticleJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2015

Gestational diabetes mellitus: challenges in diagnosis and management.

Bonaventura C T Mpondo, Alex Ernest, Hannah E Dee

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Article in Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bonaventura C T MpondoSchool of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania ; Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Alex ErnestSchool of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, PO Box 395, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Hannah E DeeWeill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.
The University of Dodoma · TZCornell University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a well-characterized disease affecting a significant population of pregnant women worldwide. It has been widely linked to undue weight gain associated with factors such as diet, obesity, family history, and ethnicity. Poorly controlled GDM results in maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Improved outcomes therefore rely on early diagnosis and tight glycaemic control. While straightforward protocols exist for screening and management of diabetes mellitus in the general population, management of GDM remains controversial with conflicting guidelines and treatment protocols. This review highlights the diagnostic and management options for GDM in light of recent advances in care.

Indexed as

Gestation diabetes mellitusGlucose intoleranceGlycaemic controlInsulinOral agentsScreening

Identifiers

PMID25977899
PMCPMC4430906
OpenAlexW2120951238

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