Comparison of metformin and insulin for the management of gestational diabetes

Aims: to compare the efficacy of metformin versus insulin in term of glycaemic control for treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus. study design: it was a descriptive study. duration: six months from 1 jan 2012 to 30 june 2012 settings: department of obstetrics & gynaecology. results: a total of 200 cases (100 in each group) were enrolled,61(61%) in group-a and 55(55%) in group- b were between 20-30 years and 39(39%) in group-a and 45(45%) in group-b were between 31-35 years. mean±sd: was calculated as 29.43±3.51 years. comparison of glycemic control was recorded as 72(72%)) in group-a and 56(56%) in group-b while remaining 28(28%) in group-a and 44(44%) were not recorded with glycemic control. p value was calculated as 0.01 which is statistically significant. conclusion: metformin in term of glycaemic control for treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus is significantly better than insulin.