Letter
Screening for type 2 diabetes
Screen women with gestational diabetes for type 2 diabetes
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BMJ
2008;336:1263.1
- Child health
- Childhood nutrition
- Childhood nutrition (paediatrics)
- Diabetes
- Diet
- Endocrinology
- Epidemiology
- Health education
- Health promotion
- Infant health
- Infant nutrition (including breastfeeding)
- Metabolic disorders
- Nutrition and metabolism
- Obesity (nutrition)
- Obesity (public health)
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Pregnancy
- Public health
- Reproductive medicine
- Screening (epidemiology)
- Screening (public health)
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- Mark Sillender, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist
- 1Kaleeya Hospital, Fremantle, WA 6158, Australia
- marksillender{at}hotmail.com
One way to reduce type 2 diabetes would be to target women with gestational diabetes.1 Maternity services are increasingly screening women and treating gestational diabetes, after the demonstration of significant perinatal benefits.2
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