Computerized and telemetric management of diabetic pregnancy in Cambridge.
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In order to optimize the quality of our care, we have used the Ames Memory Glucometer in our computerized management of 17 insulin-dependent diabetic pregnancies. Patients measured their own blood glucose levels on 4.5 +/- 1.2 (SD) occasions per day, and six of them transmitted their blood glucose measurements telemetrically from home into a hospital-based computer on a total of 42 occasions. We achieved near-optimal blood glucose levels and normal HbA1 levels throughout most of these 17 pregnancies. Average blood glucose levels were 6.4 +/- 0.9 mmol/l in the first, 5.9 +/- 1.2 mmol/l in the second, 5.4 +/- 1.0 mmol/l in the third trimester. Corresponding values for HbA1 were 8.0 +/- 1.5%, 6.5 +/- 0.8%, and 6.2 +/- 0.4%. Average insulin requirement doubled during pregnancy, but fell to 74% of the pre-pregnancy dosage by one week after delivery. The average gestational age at delivery was 38.9 +/- 1.3 weeks, and we had no perinatal deaths. Two of the babies were macrosomic, even though their mothers had good diabetic control. Four patients were delivered by Caesarean section. However we achieved a vaginal delivery in 93% of those in whom it was planned. Our computerized system of managing diabetic pregnancies was efficient, safe, and popular with our patients.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of perinatal medicine
دوره 16 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988