Pattern of fasting blood glucose in normal pregnant Nigerian women

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the glycemic pattern of pregnant Nigerian women. Setting: A tertiary Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy Centre and Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Methods and Material: Between May 2002 and March 2010, Nine hundred and forty four (944) healthy pregnant women of which were less than 14 weeks (1st trimester), 425 were between 15 – 27 weeks (2nd trimester) and 492 were above 28 weeks (3 rd trimester) were randomly selected for the study. they were regularly attending the antenatal clinic of the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, Lagos…