Diabetes in Pregnancy

About this activity

This session discusses the care of women with diabetes from pre-conception through to the postnatal period, and about screening for and treatment of gestational diabetes. This session was reviewed by Khyati Bakhai and last updated in August 2022. Objectives By the end of this session you will be able to: • give pre-conception advice to a woman with diabetes • know how and when to screen for gestational diabetes • involve secondary care and other members of the primary healthcare team in the management of diabetic pregnancies • give appropriate contraception and lifestyle advice to women with diabetes and women who have had previous gestational diabetes