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Reassessment of the new diagnostic thresholds for gestational diabetes mellitus: an opportunity for improvement

Leonie K Callaway and Aidan McElduff
Med J Aust 2015; 202 (3): . || doi: 10.5694/mja14.01365
Published online: 16 February 2015

To the Editor: With reference to d'Emden's recent article,1 we believe the value of an internationally agreed set of guidelines has not been considered.


  • 1 Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
  • 2 Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society, Sydney, NSW.
  • 3 Northern Sydney Endocrine Centre, Sydney, NSW.


Correspondence: lcallaway@uq.edu.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

  • 1. d'Emden MC. Reassessment of the new diagnostic thresholds for gestational diabetes mellitus: an opportunity for improvement. Med J Aust 2014; 201: 209-211. <MJA full text>
  • 2. Diagnostic criteria and classification of hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy: a World Health Organization Guideline. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2014; 103: 341-363.
  • 3. International Association of Diabetes & Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) Consensus Panel Writing Group; Hyperglycemia & Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study Steering Committee; Metzger BE, Gabbe SG, Persson B, et al. The diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: new paradigms or status quo? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2012; 25: 2564-2569.

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