Emotional adjustment to diagnosis and intensified treatment of gestational diabetes

Objective: To determine, in women having newly diagnosed gestational diabetes mellitus, the effect of intensified treatment on the patients' emotional status and the relation between metabolic control and emotional well-being. Methods: English-speaking women with newly diagnosed gestational diabetes mellitus (N=206) and nondiabetic controls (N=95) were compared for maternal characteristics an.d test results on the Profile of Mood States-Bipolar test, a standardized Likert scale measuring mood dimensions in terms of six bipolar affective states