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. 2022 Aug 20;14(16):3432. doi: 10.3390/nu14163432

Table 1.

Summary of the different recommendations for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

First Prenatal Visit. Early GDM GDM
Glucose Measured before 20 Weeks Glucose Measured after 24 Weeks
Australia [1] HbA1c ≥ 5.9% (41 mmol/mL) FPG: <84 mg/dL (<4.7 mmol/L) → Non GDM
FPG: 84–91 mg/dL (4.7–5 mmol/L) → OGTT
FPG: ≥92 mg/dL (5.1mmol/L) → GDM
Italy [2] FPG ≥ 92 mg/dL (5.1 mmol/L) FPG ≥ 92 mg/dL (5.1 mmol/L)
European Society of Endocrinologists [3] HbA1c: 5.9–6.4% (41–47 mmol/mL) or
RPG: 162–200 mg/dL (9–11 mmol/L)
HbA1c ≥ 5.7% (≥ 39 mmol/L) or
RPG ≥ 162 mg/dL (≥ 9 mmol/L)
FPG ≥ 100 mg/dL (≥ 5.6 mmol/L)
Spain [4] HbA1c: 5.9–6.4% (41–47 mmol/mL) or
RPG: 165–199 mg/dL (9.2–11 mmol/L) or
FPG: ≥100 mg/dL (≥5.6 mmol/L)
HbA1c ≥ 5.7% (≥39 mmol/L) or
RPG: 165–199 mg/dL or
FPG ≥ 95 mg/dL (≥5.3 mmol/L)
United Kingdom [5] HbA1c: 5.9–6.4% (41–47 mmol/mL) or
RPG: 162–200 mg/dL (9–11 mmol/L)
HbA1c ≥ 5.7% (≥39 mmol/L) or
RPG ≥ 162 mg/dL (≥9 mmol/L)
FPG ≥ 100 mg/dL (≥5.6 mmol/L)
Canada [6] HbA1c ≥ 5.7% (≥39 mmol/L) or
RPG ≥ 200 mg/dL (≥11.1 mmol/L)
New Zealand [7] HbA1c ≥ 5.8% (40 mmol/mL) FPG: <81 mg/dL (<4.5 mmol/L) → Non GDM
FPG: 81–90 mg/dL (4.7–5 mmol/L) → CGT
FPG: ≥90 mg/dL (≥5 mmol/L) → GDM

HbA1c: gycosylated hemoglobin A1c; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; RPG: random plasma glucose; CGT: capillary glucose testing; GDM: gestational diabetes.