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- Hospitalize pregnant women with elevated glucose levels and poor outpatient control.
- Hospitalize pregnant women with evidence of ketoacidosis.
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Hospitalize pregnant women with elevated glucose levels and poor outpatient control.  |
- Hospitalize pregnant patients when:
- Fasting whole-blood glucose levels consistently exceed 70 to 100 mg/dL
- 2-hour postprandial levels exceed 140 mg/dL
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Hospitalize pregnant women with evidence of ketoacidosis.  |
- Immediately hospitalize pregnant women with evidence of ketoacidosis.
- Search for secondary causes of ketoacidosis, including infection.
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| Elisha L. Brownfield, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott. |
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Diabetes in Pregnancy
