All are seen in gestational diabetes except -: (A) Previous macrosomic baby, (B) Obesity, (C) Malformations, (D) Polyhydramnios
Answer is C. Malformations Gestational diabetes Gestational diabetics are a heterogenous group of patients whose disease onset or first recognition occurs during the present pregnancy. - The majority of these women have carbohydrate intolerance because of the diabetogenic effects of pregnancy and will have normal carbohydrate tolerance after delivery. - However some of them may have type II or type I diabetes that became apparent under metabolic demands of pregnancy. - In the large majority of patients it is mild and can be adequately controlled with diet along but in minority it will require Glyburide or insulin.