Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Massimo Bolognesi
The detection and diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) follow different recommendations according to the various groups, in particular for what concerns the endorsement of screening practices and diagnostic threshold recommended by the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG). This paper draws attention to the overdiagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus, when the doctor adheres to the criteria set out in the various international recommendations and also wants to present a case study that explains how easily a poor diagnosis can be made. Here the author describes a recent case report of a 36-year-old pregnant woman with overdiagnosis of gestational diabetes.