Gestational diabetes and macrosomia among Greenlanders. Time to change diagnostic strategy?

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Michael Lynge Pedersen, Ole Lind, Trine Abelsen, Jesper Olesen, Marit Eika Jørgensen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018
• Subjects: Gestational diabetes; diagnostic; prevalence; macrosomia; overweight; inuit; Greenland; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Nuuk; Circumpolar Health; greenlander*; greenlandic; International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1528126; https://doaj.org/article/a149e026fb684f2f860c769c2b11926b

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a serious condition associated to both maternal and offspring complications. Yet, no globally accepted consensus exists on how to test and diagnose GDM. In Greenland, the clinical criteria for testing and diagnosing GDM are adapted from Danish guidelines. The a...