High Frequency of Pre-Existing Type 2 Diabetes in a Series of Pregnant Women Referred for “Gestational Diabetes” in a Large Canadian Indigenous Community

Abstract We examined the referral processes and true diagnostic classifications for diabetes complicating pregnancy in a series of 62 pregnant women consecutively referred to a diabetes education and treatment centre in a large Indigenous community in Alberta, Canada. The referrals were made over a...

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Published in:Canadian journal of diabetes 2016-12, Vol.40 (6), p.487-489
Main Authors: Toth, Ellen L., MD, FRCPC, Keith, Kristin-Lee, MD, Littlechild, Randy, Myskiw, Joy, MN, Meneen, Kari, BScN, Buckreus, Kelli, MA, Oster, Richard T., PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aboriginal population
Adolescent
Adult
Amérique du Nord
Biomarkers - analysis
Blood Glucose - analysis
Canada - epidemiology
diabetes in pregnancy
Diabetes, Gestational - epidemiology
diabète gestationnel
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Female
Follow-Up Studies
gestational diabetes
Humans
Indigenous population
North America
Other
population autochtone
Population Groups
population indigène
Prediabetic State - epidemiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology
Pregnancy in Diabetics - epidemiology
Prevalence
Prognosis
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract We examined the referral processes and true diagnostic classifications for diabetes complicating pregnancy in a series of 62 pregnant women consecutively referred to a diabetes education and treatment centre in a large Indigenous community in Alberta, Canada. The referrals were made over a 5-year period (2010 to 2015). The main findings of this analysis were the high frequency (38.7%) of pre-existing type 2 diabetes and previously undiagnosed or unrecognized overt diabetes and the deficiencies in early testing and recognition.
ISSN:1499-2671
2352-3840
DOI:10.1016/j.jcjd.2016.04.012