Do maternal third trimester hyperglycaemic excursions predict large-for-gestational-age infants in type 1 diabetic pregnancy?
Third trimester glycaemic parameters are more powerful predictors of foetal growth than glycaemic parameters earlier in pregnancy or during preconception. Hyperglycaemic excursions are the strongest predictor of LGA infants.
In conclusion, maximal glucose levels and insulin treatment were independently associated with higher rates of mortality in our cohort of diabetic, renal-allograft recipients. However, graft survival was unaffected.