Could Metformin Manage Gestational Diabetes Mellitus instead of Insulin?

Table 5

Neonatal outcomes.

(a)

Variable	⁢ Metformin		⁢ Insulin		value
	⁢ : 67		⁢ : 70
	%		%
Hypoglycemia	10.4%	7	21.4%	15	0.01
Transient tachypnea	2.9%	2	4.2%	3	0.67
Respiratory distress	1.4%	1	2.8%	2	0.85
Neonatal jaundice	19.4%	14	15.7%	11	0.31
Phototherapy	19.4%	14	15.7%	11	0.31
Neonatal intensive care unit admission	14.9%	10	17.1%	12	0.51
Birth trauma	0%		0%

(b)

Variable	⁢ Metformin		⁢ Insulin		value
	⁢ : 67		⁢ : 70
	%		%
Apgar score at 5 minutes < 7	1.5%	1	1.4%	1	0.59
Gestational age at birth	38.7 ± 1.1		38.9 ± 1.4		0.06
Estimated weight > 90th percentile	14.9%	10	15.7%	11	0.89
Estimated weight < 10th percentile	5.9%	4	7.1%	5	0.31
Congenital anomalies	1.5%	1	2.8%	2	0.91