Abnormal
glucose tolerance during pregnancy is associated with perinatal complications. We used continuous
glucose monitoring (CGM) in pregnant women with
glucose intolerance to achieve better
glycemic control and to evaluate the maternal
glucose fluctuations. We also used CGM in women without
glucose intolerance (the control cases). Furthermore, the standard deviation (SD) and mean amplitude of glycemic excursions (MAGE) were calculated for each case. For the control cases, the
glucose levels were tightly controlled within a very narrow range; however, the SD and MAGE values in pregnant women with
glucose intolerance were relativity high, suggesting
postprandial hyperglycemia. Our results demonstrate that pregnant women with
glucose intolerance exhibited greater
glucose fluctuations compared with the control cases. The use of CGM may help to improve our understanding of glycemic patterns and may have beneficial effects on perinatal
glycemic control, such as the detection of
postprandial hyperglycemia in pregnant women.