Oral antidiabetic drugs in pregnancy: The other alternative

Abstract

The use of oral antidiabetic drugs in pregnancy is an accepted treatment modality for women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This efficacious option provides physicians more choices that, in turn, translate into more complex decision making for the management of GDM. However, regardless of the mode of therapy, whole patient care (glucose monitoring, education, diet adherence, and so forth) will determine overall success in managing this disease and the potential to maximize the quality of perinatal outcome.