Primary care management post gestational diabetes in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with a history of gestational diabetes (GD) have a high risk of developing diabetes and subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Aim

To assess whether diabetes screening and CVD risk screening occurred in general practice (GP) among postpartum women with GD.

Methods

This is a retrospective study of clinical record data of women with GD, under active GP management, from the MedicineInsight programme, run by Australia's National Prescribing Service MedicineWise, with GP sites located in Australia from January 2015 to March 2021. Documentation of screening for diabetes, assessment of lipids and measurement of blood pressure (BP) was assessed using proportions and mixed-effects logistic regression with a log follow-up time offset.

Results

There wer

SUBMITTER: Marschner S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952553 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature