Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among Pregnant ladies Attended to Alfadlab Hospital, River Nile State, Sudan

Abstract

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus represents a big problem to both mothers and their babies, due to the future expected consequences. Material and method: In this study we use glucosuria as indicator to the presence of GDM among 100 pregnant ladies attended to Alfadlab hospital, during the study period (August,2019). Result: The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among the pregnant ladies involved in our study was 4%. Conclusion: The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among the pregnant ladies included in our study (4%), is low in comparison to the worldwide reports. Further studies recommended with large sample size.