Screening for gestational diabetic using fasting blood test. Analysis of the first 1204 cases as in Lagos

Summary: Between 15th of May 2002 and 22nd of May 2014, a total of n = 1204 pregnant women were screened using fasting blood sugar level of 95 mg/dl. An analysis of the first 1204 cases in Lagos. Objective: To determine the prevalence of gestational diabetics using fasting blood value of 95 mg/dl. Settings: A Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy Centre and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Tertiary Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods and materials: Between 15th of May 2002 and 2014 a total of n = 1204 pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Me…