Gestational diabetes: A clinical update

Table 1 New (2013) World Health Organization recommendations for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes based on the general principles behind how the IADPSG criteria were derived

Gestational diabetes mellitus should be diagnosed at any time in pregnancy if one or more of the following criteria are met
Fasting plasma glucose	5.1-6.9 mmol/L (92-125 mg/dL)
1-h plasma glucose following a 75 g oral glucose load	≥ 10.0 mmol/L (180 mg/dL)
2-h plasma glucose following a 75 g oral glucose load	8.5-11.0 mmol/L (153-199 mg/dL)

If fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dL), and/or 2-h plasma glucose ≥ 11.1 mol/L (200 mg/dL) and/or random plasma glucose ≥ 11.1 mol/L (200 mg/dL) in the presence of diabetes symptoms overt diabetes is diagnosed.