GLYCOSURIA during pregnancy is such a frequent occurrence that it is often dismissed as unimportant. We have found, however, that true diabetes often begins during pregnancy and may be overlooked and that pre-existing diabetes is often made worse by pregnancy. These two facts prompted us to study the effect of normal pregnancy on carbohydrate metabolism.MethodTwenty-five healthy pregnant patients were taken at random from the clinic of the Boston Lying-in Hospital. Glucose-tolerance tests were done in each trimester of the pregnancy, one or two weeks after delivery and several months post partum. The capillary blood-sugar level was determined fasting . . .
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Hurwitz et al. (1946) studied this question.