Pharmacologic Treatment of Diabetes in Pregnancy.

Diabetes is a common complication of pregnancy associated with both short-term and long-term adverse effects on the mother and offspring. All types of diabetes in pregnancy are increasing in prevalence in parallel with the increase in overweight and obesity in women of reproductive age. Despite ongoing research on the treatment of diabetes and pregnancy for decades, changes in the characteristics of the patient population and increasing evidence of heterogeneous pathophysiology have highlighted the limited effectiveness of several therapies. Further research is needed to develop novel and individualized treatment strategies to address the increasing frequency and complexity of diabetes during pregnancy.