Post-partum follow-up of women with gestational diabetes mellitus: effectiveness, determinants, and barriers

Background: Despite the recommendations for postpartum blood glucose monitoring post gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM); scientific evidence reveals that these recommendations may not be fully complied to. This study aimed to follow-up women up to 2 years post-delivery with pregnancies complicated by GDM and healthy controls to assess this fact.Methods: Women with GDM (n = 78) and normal glucose tolerant (n = 89) delivered in 2014 were followed...