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Comparative evaluation of two treatment regimens, diet versus insulin, in gestational diabetes mellitus

Fatemeh Afshari, Fatemeh Abbasalizade and Meysam Faraji

Placenta is a fetal organ that plays a role in food transfer, other functions such as the synthesis of a variety of hormones and growth factors are performed by placenta. In the present study we have studied the effects treatment type in gestational diabetes mellitus on some parameters of mothers and babies. A total of 30 diabetics pregnant women were evaluated in this study. These pregnant women distributed in two groups, in one group insulin was used for treatment and in the other group diet treatment was used. Immediately after delivery placenta and fetus weights were recorded. Also maternal and babies blood sugar were recorded. All data were compared by Independent t-test, and SPSS (ver. 18) statistical software. The results obtained from this study indicated that the mean baby body weight in the babies were significantly different between groups (p<0.05), and in babies of insulin treated group the levels of babies body weight were higher than diet treated babies. Based on the findings of this study and the previous, it is concluded that except babies body weight, other parameters were not significantly different in insulin and diet treated groups.

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