By Tara Stevens, Credentialled Diabetes Educator, Diabetes WA
In Australia, one in seven pregnancies are complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Factors affecting the rates of GDM diagnosis are complex and can in part be attributed to changing diagnostic criteria, increased maternal age and increased maternal BMI.
In June 2025, the Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (ADIPS) released their new consensus recommendations for screening and diagnosis of GDM, which will again impact rates of GDM. ...
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