ArticleObstetric medicine2020
Glycaemic profile in the second and third trimesters of normal pregnancy compared to non-pregnant adult females.
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- Glycemic response to acute high-intensity interval versus moderate-intensity continuous exercise during pregnancy.Physiological reports · 2022Trial
- Advances and challenges in the mechanistic understanding of beta-cell dysfunction in gestational diabetes mellitus.Journal of animal science · 2026Review
- All Children Deserve to Be Safe, Mothers Too: Evidence and Rationale Supporting Continuous Glucose Monitoring Use in Gestational Diabetes Within the Medicaid Population.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2024Review
- Distribution of normal and pathological OGTTs among pregnant population and non-pregnant women with PCOS - the cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimTo assess the glycaemic profile and glycaemic variation in the second and third trimesters of normal pregnancies. METHODOLOGY: Healthy pregnant women aged 19-35 years between 24 and 36 weeks of gestation were recruited for ambulatory glucose profile monitoring. A total of 18 women in the second trimester, 15 women in the third trimester and 9 healthy non-pregnant women were recruited providing, respectively, 205 days (19,680 data points), 147 days (14,112 data points) and 100 days (9,600 data points) for analysis.
resultsMean blood glucose level was 20.2% lower in the second trimester and 10.6% lower in the third trimester than non-pregnant women (p < 0.001). In pregnancy, it took 15 to 20 minutes more to reach peak postprandial blood glucose levels compared to non-pregnant women (p = 0.003). Glycaemic variability was more in the third trimester (p < 0.001).
conclusionThere is tight blood sugar control along with lower mean blood glucose in healthy pregnant women compared to non-pregnant women. Despite this tight glycaemic control, glycaemic variability is higher during pregnancy.
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