Season May Impact Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence,

reports that research suggests “the season may affect gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevalence, possibly leading to misdiagnosis.” In the “retrospective and a prospective analysis, higher temperatures in Greece were associated with a higher prevalence of GDM diagnoses.” Investigators found that “compared with the winter, women had significantly higher odds of being diagnosed with GDM when tested in the summer...as well as the spring or autumn.” The findings were published in the European Journal of Endocrinology. https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregnancy/70679