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Table 1 Gestational diabetes mellitus diagnostic and management criteria at the study hospitals

From: Gestational diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study of lived experiences of South Asian immigrant women and perspectives of their health care providers in Melbourne, Australia

Criteria

Hospital A

Hospital B

Hospital C

Diagnostic

aFasting ≥ 5.5—6.1 mmol/L

b2 h ≥ 8 mmol/L

aFasting ≥ 5.1—6.9 mmol/L

b2 h ≥ 8.5 mmol/L

aFasting ≥ 5.1 – 6.5 mmol/L

1 h ≥ 10.0 mmol/L

b2 h ≥ 8.5 mmol/L

Management

aFasting ≤ 5.0 mmol/L

Post postprandial ≤ 6.7

aFasting ≤ 5.4

Post postprandial ≤ 7.0

aFasting ≤ 5.5

Post postprandial ≤ 6.5

  1. aFasting: oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)
  2. b2 h: glucose tolerance test (GTT)