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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Simplifying the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Diagnostic Algorithm Using Fasting Plasma Glucose

2010; American Diabetes Association; Volume: 33; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2337/dc10-1590

1935-5548

Mukesh Agarwal, Gurdeep S. Dhatt, Syed M. Shah,

Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes

In their comment letter, Mahdavian et al. (1) wonder about a wider application of our data (2) because, in a cohort of 459 pregnant women, their results were different. Mahdavian et al. have missed the very essence of our study, which was never meant to be a “fractional interpretation of IADPSG recommendations.” Also, nowhere do we question “the helpfulness of the full 2-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).” On the contrary, we have categorically stated that the current IADPSG guidelines are based on sound scientific data and that they provide the solution …