Table 1.

Diabetes Case Finding Recommendations for Women with History of Gestational Diabetes

Time	Test
6 weeks to 12 weeks postpartum	Two-hour plasma glucose post-75 g glucose challenge
Every 3 years and at first prenatal visit if postpartum test is normal	A1C, FPG, or 2-hour plasma glucose post-75 g glucose challenge
Annually if prediabetes is diagnosed	A1C, FPG, or 2-hour plasma glucose post-75 g glucose challenge

FPG, fasting plasma glucose.

Data from American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes--2011. Diabetes Care 2011;34:S11–61.