ISSN:
1432-0428
Keywords:
Amniotic fluid
;
C-peptide
;
insulin
;
diabetes
;
pregnancy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Glucose, insulin and C-peptide were determined in amniotic fluid from 28 normal and 46 insulin-treated diabetic pregnant women. Glucose, insulin and C-peptide concentrations in amniotic fluid were higher in the diabetics than in the normal subjects. In diabetic women insulin levels did not correlate with birth weight or birth weight adjusted for gestational age, but C-peptide did. C-peptide correlated poorly with insulin (p〈0.05) in diabetics but closely (p〈0.002) in normal subjects. These results suggest that amniotic fluid investigations in insulintreated diabetic women should use C-peptide assays as these seem to reflect more closely the insulin production of the fetus than do insulin assays. There were no differences in amniotic fluid glucose, insulin and C-peptide concentrations where the amniotic fluid lecithin-sphingomyelin ratio indicated fetal pulmonary maturity or immaturity.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00251007
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