Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Adherence to diabetes screening recommendations 4.5 years after birth in women with gestational diabetes managed with tight or less tight glycaemic targets
Authors' conclusion
Adherence to recommended diabetes screening after GDM was low, with women allocated to tight compared with less tight glycaemic targets having higher adherence. Future research should investigate how to modify care for women with GDM to encourage diabetes screening after birth.
Study context
- Population
- Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who consented to the TARGET 4.5 Year Follow-Up; data from hospital records, community laboratories, general practice records and a maternal health questionnaire
- Participants
- 314 women
- Comparison
- Tight vs less tight glycaemic targets in pregnancy
- Tight targetsn = 162
- Less tight targetsn = 152reference
- Primary endpoint
- Adherence to recommended diabetes screening after birth
- Follow-up
- 4.5 years after birth
Methodological details4.5-year follow-up
- 4.5-year follow-up
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Mean overall adherence to diabetes screening
Mean overall adherence to diabetes screening
46.9%
95% CI 43.8 to 50.0
Further findings
High overall adherence to screening (≥75% of recommended HbA1c measurements)
P = 0.02
Cardiometabolic outcomes by screening adherence
- Metabolic syndrome and class 2 obesity detected more often with high than low screening adherence
Predictors of low adherence
- No independent predictors for low adherence identified
Original publication
Adherence to diabetes screening recommendations 4.5 years after birth in women with gestational diabetes managed with tight or less tight glycaemic targets. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 14 March 2026. doi:10.
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