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SUMMARY Hypoglycemia, or decrease in normal blood glucose concentration, is an important sequel of tight control of type 1 diabetic patients. In pregnant diabetic women, hypoglycemia does not appears affect the embryo or fetal development; while in rodent, it is an important cause of teratogenesis and/or embryotoxicity, when it is presented during organogenesis. Dispite metabolic, endocrine and temporal differences between human and rodent pregnancy, a possible damage to the product, caused by hypoglycemia during pregnancy in human, must be considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |