Table 1.

Treatment received by pregnant women in control group and study group.

Sl. no	Control group (n = 164) (normal pregnant women)	Study group (n = 176) (women with GDM)
1	Standard antenatal medications for healthy pregnant women (i) Tab. Folate—5 mg, once daily (ii) Tab. FST—200 mg, twice daily (iii) Tab. Calcium—500 mg, once daily (iv) Tab. Vitamin C—100 mg, once daily	Standard antenatal medications for women with gestational diabetes admitted to JIPMER hospital (i) Tab. Folate—5 mg, once daily (ii) Tab. FST—200 mg, twice daily (iii) Tab. Calcium—500, mg once daily (iv) Tab. Vitamin C—100 mg, once daily
2	No medication	(i) Only insulina—104 patients (ii) Both insulina and OADb—47 patients (iii) Only OADb—25 patients
3	No diet restriction	Diabetic diet (composition of diabetic diet was given in the table below)
4	Routine antenatal counseling	Routine antenatal counseling

^aRI: 4U–10 U, NPH: 4U–12U, Actrapid: 6U–20U, Insulatard: 14U–18U, Mixtard: 6U–14U.

^bTab. Metformin 500 mg.

GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, FST ferrous sulphate tablets, OAD oral anti-diabetic drug.