Volume 21 Supplement 2, August 1998
Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop-Conference on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Contents

B1  The gestational diabetes mellitus conferences;  three are history:  focus on the fourth
S.G. Gabbe

B3  A historical perspective on gestational diabetes
D.R. Hadden

B5  The diagnosis of gestational diabetes
D.R. Coustan, M.W. Carpenter

B9  Epidemiology of glucose intolerance and gestational diabetes in women of childbearing age
H. King

B14 Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus:  a perspective in 1998
S.R. Carr

B19  Etiology and pathogenesis of gestational diabetes
C. Kuhl

B27 Hypertension in women with gestational diabetes
R. Roberts

B33  The Toronto Tri-Hospital Gestational Diabetes Project:  a preliminary review
M. Sermer, C.D. Naylor, D. Farine, A.B. Kenshole, J.W.K. Ritchie, D.J. Gare, H.R. Cohen, K. McArthur, S. Holzapfel, A. Biringer, for The Toronto Tri-Hospital Gestational Diabetes Investigators

B43  Risk and prevention of type 2 diabetes in women with gestational diabetes
A. Dornhorst, M. Rossi

B50  Hormonal choices after gestational diabetes:  subsequent pregnancy, contraception, and hormone replacement
S.I. Kjos, R.K. Peters, A. Kiang, U. Schaefer, T.A. Buchanan

B58  Fourth International Workshop-Conference on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus:  overview and commentary on first session
J.J.N. Oats

B60 Growth factors and the regulation of fetal growth
D.J. Hill, J. Petrik, E. Arany

B70  Nutrition of the fetus and the premature infant
F.C. Battaglia, P.J. Thureen

B75  Protein and nitrogen metabolism in gestational diabetes
S.C. Kalhan

B79 Neonatal morbidities in gestational diabetes mellitus
B. Persson, U. Hanson

B85  Effect of maternal metabolism on fetal growth and body composition
P.M. Catalano, A.J. Thomas, L.P. Huston, C.M. Fung

B99 Utility of fetal measurements in the management of gestational diabetes mellitus
T.A. Buchanan, S.L. Kjos, U. Schafer, R.K. Peters, A. Kiang, J. Bryne, K. Berkowitz, M. Montoro

B107  Effect of dietary carbohydrate on the glucose and insulin response to mixed caloric intake and exercise in both nonpregnant and pregnant women
J.F. Clapp III

B113  Antepartum management protocol:   timing and mode of delivery in gestational diabetes
M. Hod, J. Bar, Y. Peled, S. Fried, I. Katz, M. Itzhak, S. Ashkenazi, B. Schindel, Z. Ben-Rafel

B118  Is self-monitoring of blood glucose necessary in the management of gestational diabetes mellitus?
C.J. Homko, E. Sivan, E.A. Reece

B123  Assessment of costs and benefits of management of gestational diabetes mellitus
J.L. Kitzmiller, A. Elixhauser, S. Carr, C.A. Major, M. de Vecina, L. Dang-Kilduff, J.M. Weschler

B131 American Diabetes Association's Fourth International Workshop-Conference on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus:  summary and discussion:  therapeutic interventions
L. Jovanovic

B138  Long-term effects of the intrauterine environment, birth weight, and breast-feeding in Pima Indians
D.J. Pettitt, W.C. Knowler

B142  Long-term effects of the intrauterine environment:  the Northwestern University Diabetes in Pregnancy Center
B.L. Silverman, T.A. Rizzo, N.H. Cho, B.E. Metzger

B150  Birth weight and the future development of diabetes:  a review of the evidence
D.I.W. Phillips

B156 Effects of fetal and neonatal environment on sympathetic nervous system development
J.B. Young, S.F. Morrison

B161  Summary and recommendations of the Fourth International Workshop-Conference on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
B.E. Metzger, D.R. Custan, The Organizing Committee

Subject Index
Author Index