Evaluation of the Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Using Fasting Blood Glucose and Glycated Heamoglobin in Yenagoa Metropolis in Archives of Diabetes & Obesity in Lupine Publishers
There is understanding that most pregnant women with gestational
diabetes mellitus stands the risk of having adverse
obstetric and perinatal outcome. The need for an early detection and
effective management of this problem with a view to ensure
better maternal and fetal protection was the driving thrust for this
study. Through the application of spectrophotometric methods
employing enzymatic and non-enzymatic systems, the concentration of
fasting blood glucose (FBG) and glycated Haemoglobin
(HbA1c) were determined in 2nd and 3rd trimester pregnant women and
compared with non-pregnant women. Data were analysed
using student’s t-test with the aid of Graph pad Prism (R) software
version 6.10 at p<0.05 values considered statistically significant.
Result reveals that 11% of pregnant women investigated had gestational
diabetes mellitus in Yenagoa metropolis. Our findings
elucidate the danger of gestational diabetes mellitus, its prevalence
and the need to allow for effective proactive intervention
program regarding screening and management and in addition highlight
areas requiring further research.
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