Assessment of Serum Glucose and its correlation with the Pregnancy

Gestational diabetes is a temporary (in most cases) form of diabetes in which the body does not produce adequate amounts of insulin to regulate sugar during pregnancy. The aim of the present study, to evaluate the correlation between the serum glucose levels and pregnancy complications in gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) and healthy individuals. In this case control study, pregnant women with GDM (n=30) and healthy (n=30) visited in the Karbala maternity teaching hospital were enrolled in the study. The women showing a fasting blood glucose (FBG) ≥105mg/dl were considered in the group of gestational diabetes (GDM). The GDM women showed significantly (p≤0. 0001) higher area under the curve and the fetus birth weight as compared to the healthy women. This increase in the fetus birth weight results in the C-section delivery. About 83.34% GDM women undergone C-section delivery, while only16.66% normal delivery occurs. The fetus birth weight is positively correlated with the presence of GDM i.e. insulin resistance. Serum high glucose level was positively correlated with the pregnancy complications such as C-section delivery, premature birth, increased in fetus weight etc.