**3. Management**

Management of GDM and PDM involves a variety of procedures. To start with, regular monitoring is important. Prevention and a combination of medication and lifestyle intervention have proven to obliterate or slow down the maternal and neonatal effects or complications of diabetes in pregnancy. During antenatal care in pregnancy; regular clinical checks on glycaemic control and other associated morbidities such as hypertension, preventive measures including dietary counselling, physical activity for adequate weight control, early identification of risk for complications from diabetes and constant communication with the pregnant woman on her current health state and the foetus are important [21, 23].

In most cases, the therapeutic management of GDM is with insulin therapy as oral hypoglycemic agents have not been proven to be safe due to concerns about potential teratogenicity and transport of glucose across the placenta [24, 25].
