CNA938 Rewind - World Diabetes Day: Understanding gestational diabetes and how to prevent-manage it

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition that affects one in six pregnancies worldwide and substantially increases a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. In Singapore, the rate is even higher with one in five pregnant women affected. On World Diabetes Day, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at ways to prevent and manage GDM. For that, they speak with Adjunct Assoc. Prof Khoo Chin Meng, Head of Division & Senior Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital.