Metformin in Gestational Diabetes: The Offspring Follow-Up (MiG TOFU)
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Item type:
Scientific article
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Country:
New Zealand
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Language:
English
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Author:
J.A.ROWAN, E.C.RUSH, V.OBOLONKIN, M.BATTIN, T.WOULDES, W.M.HAGUE
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Target audience:
Health professionals specialised
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Publication Date:
Oct, 2011
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Dia Care-2011-Rowan-2279-84.pdf(681.94 KB)
In women with gestational diabetes mellitus, who were randomized to metformin or insulin treatment, pregnancy outcomes were similar (Metformin in Gestational diabetes [MiG] trial). Metformin crosses the placenta, so it is important to assess potential effects on growth of the children