[Update on current care guideline: gestational diabetes]

Gestational diabetes screening using a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test should be offered to all pregnant women, except those who are at low risk. 10-15% of gestational diabetes is caused by LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults) or MODY (Maturity Onset Diabetes in the Young), in which mothers generally sustain a normal body weight. The diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes are venous plasma glucose levels > or = 5.3 mmol/l (fasting), > or = 10.0 mmol/I (1 h) and > or = 8.6 mmol/l (2 h). Achieving a normal body weight is crucially important to mothers after delivery.