A pilot of HbA1c at booking to detect undiagnosed diabetes
2007
Research Project Grant Round
Approved for funding by CMRF
Researcher 1 - Ruth Hughes
Canterbury District Health Board
Amount funded: $74,123.00 over a three year period
Researcher 1 - Ruth Hughes
Canterbury District Health Board
Researcher 2 - Michael Peter Moore
Canterbury District Health Board
Researcher 3 - Gillian Halksworth-Smith
Canterbury District Health Board
Specific Objective(s)/Aims for this research.
This is a pilot study to assess whether measurement of glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) at booking (in the first or early second trimester) will identify pregnant women with undiagnosed pregestational diabetes who would not otherwise be identified until the Polycose test at 24-28 weeks gestation. The results of this study will have important relevance to the way we screen for undiagnosed pre-GDM in Canterbury and New Zealand as a whole. If we can detect women with undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes early in pregnancy we can offer early treatment and improve pregnancy outcomes such as a reduction in pre-term delivery and perinatal mortality, thus improving the quality of medical and health care in Canterbury, and ultimately reducing costs to the health service.
