Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

Module 2: Initial management and pharmacotherapy of GDM

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In this learning module, you will learn about treatment of gestational diabetes, focusing on diet and physical activity, and also, when it's necessary, the choice between oral antidiabetic treatment and insulin treatment.

This module will allow you to identify what the initial management strategies and pharmacotherapy for the treatment of GDM are, and how to advise women with GDM in a range of lifestyle choices from diet and physical activity as well as discussions on both oral antidiabetic drugs and insulin.

The authors gratefully acknowledge the work of Ms Lorna Hurley in producing draft module content with relevant references.

This module includes self-marked assessments, such as knowledge checks and/or case studies, as well as a marked final assessment, which you can attempt up to five times. To complete the module, you must review all chapters, pass the final assessment (80% pass mark), and fill in our feedback form.