Case Study
Continuous Glucose Telemetry - New Insight into the Influence of Diabetes During Pregnancy
Introduction Pregnancies involving preexisting or gestational diabetes occur in approximately sixteen percent of live births globally, each year. These cases require close monitoring of blood sugar levels throughout pregnancy and in the postpartum period. If not managed properly, severe complications including preeclampsia, preterm birth, neonatal respiratory depression, and stillbirth can arise. Researchers sought to conduct a study on how glucose levels are impacted during pregnancy in both diabetic and normoglycemic states. The Challenge Rats are one of the most widely used animal models in pregnancy and metabolic research. Current methods for acquiring glucose measurements in animals are limited in the quality and quantity of data, due to increased animal st