Do you prioritize dietary modifications and exercise over early pharmacologic interventions, such as metformin or insulin, for women diagnosed with gestational diabetes?
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When do you decide to start pharmacological interventions (insulin or MTF) in patients with GDM?
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Endocrinology · Brigham And Womens Hospital Endocrinology
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Most women with gestational diabetes are diagnosed in their late second/ early third trimester after a standard oral glucose tolerance test. Some women may be diagnosed earlier in their pregnancy and perhaps even had undiagnosed pre-gestational diabetes. Rarely, a patient can develop type 1 diabetes...
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