Variations in the Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus With Remote Testing and a Pragmatic Solution to Improve Accuracy.

Autor: Jamieson, Emma L., Spry, Erica P., Kirke, Andrew B., Roxburgh, Carly, Atkinson, David N., Marley, Julia V.
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Zdroj: Diabetes Care; Jan2021, Vol. 44 Issue 1, pe4-e5, 2p
Abstrakt: The article presents the Commentary in Diabetes Care have raised issues with respect to the method of handling blood samples for oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) and the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Topics include Australian sites continue to rely solely on collection tubes containing fluoride for stabilization of glucose, and the impact of glycolysis is likely exacerbated in remote compared with urban settings due to greater distances to the laboratory.
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