NIH launches study to determine best time for gestational diabetes screening

(NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) A new study supported by the National Institutes of Health aims to improve gestational diabetes screening and diagnosis by better understanding blood glucose levels throughout pregnancy. Gestational diabetes is usually diagnosed between the 24th and 28th week of pregnancy, which may be too late to counteract some long-lasting harm to the pregnant person and child.