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BLOOD SUGAR AND PLASMA INSULIN LEVELS IN PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Mowat J.,
Lindsay A. C.,
Mckiddie M. T.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1970.tb03513.x
Subject(s) - glycosuria , pregnancy , medicine , blood sugar , insulin , endocrinology , plasma glucose , third trimester , gestation , diabetes mellitus , biology , genetics
Summary Glucose tolerance and plasma insulin levels were studied during the third trimester of pregnancy in 32 normal women. 35 patients with glycosuria and 25 “at risk” patients. Blood sugar levels were lower and plasma insulin levels were higher than in non‐pregnant controls. No difference was found between the normal pregnant patients and either the glycosurics or the “at risk” group. It is suggested that the criteria for normal glucose tolerance might be modified during pregnancy.