Sweet expectations Evidence and approach strategies of diagnosis and management of diabetes in pregnancy

Thesis (complete)

Front matter

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Gestational diabetes mellitus among Sub-Saharan African and Surinamese women in the Netherlands

Chapter 3: Adverse maternal and perinatal pregnancy outcomes related to very advanced maternal age in primi and multigravida in the Netherlands: A population-based cohort

Chapter 4: The WHO 2013 oral glucose tolerance test: The utility of isolated glucose measurements: A retrospective cohort study

Chapter 5: The efficacy of treatment for gestational diabetes according to WHO 2013 thresholds compared to WHO 1999: The TANGO-DM randomized controlled trial: Protocol paper

Chapter 6: Evidence and impact of modifying the definition of gestational diabetes mellitus: A checklist guided review

Chapter 7: Continuous glucose monitoring metrics and pregnancy outcomes in insulin-treated diabetes: A post-hoc analysis of the GlucoMOMS trial

Chapter 8: Maternal metformin use in animal models: Long- and short-term outcome in offspring (SYRCLE)

Chapter 9: SUGAR-DIP trial: Oral medication strategy versus insulin for diabetes in pregnancy, study protocol for a multicentre, open-label, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial

Chapter 10: Oral antihyperglycemic agent strategy versus insulin for gestational diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled trial

Chapter 11: Summary; Nederlandse samenvatting; General discussion and future perspectives; References; Portfolio; List of publications; Acknowledgements – Dankwoord; Curriculum vitae