The proposed GDM diagnostic criteria: a difference, to be a difference, must make a difference

The new criteria for diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus proposed by the International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) transports back the controversy and the lack of agreement to the frontlines. The recommended criteria are based on results of the observational hyperglycemia and adverse pregnancy outcome study (HAPO). These criteria will increase the frequency of gestational diabetes diagnosis by 2–8 folds,...