Gestational #diabetes affects 1 in 7 pregnancies and is the most common medical pregnancy complication. Managing it much earlier in pregnancy can prevent complications and improve long-term health outcomes, say The Lancet Series authors. One of the series’ authors, Professor Christopher Nolan from The Australian National University School of Medicine and Psychology, has over 30 years’ experience as a clinician and researcher in the field of diabetes in pregnancy, including gestational diabetes. “Current practice is to delay testing for gestational diabetes to 24-28 weeks gestation, however, emerging evidence points to a need to diagnose and treat GDM from earlier in pregnancy to optimally improve pregnancy outcomes for both the baby and mother,” he said. You can check out The Lancet Series on Gestational Diabetes here: https://lnkd.in/gpRUErHG
