Diabetes educator Inova health System ALDIE, Virginia, United States
This poster describes a project that identified 25 women seen for medication management for GDM at endocrinology clinic. The subjects were contacted via email and phone by a DCES to educate them about the risk of Diabetes and the need to get post-partum screening for persistent hyperglycemia. 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) or HbA1c were the screening tests used between 6 weeks and 6 months post-delivery. If HbA1c was tested, HbA1c was re-tested 3 months from the date of initial test. The descriptive data was documented and managed in Excel. The data thus obtained through chart review and follow-up calls helped determine the high-risk patients and promote diabetes prevention.
