Figure 1From: Microvascular reactivity in women with gestational diabetes mellitus studied during pregnancy Representative recording of blood flux from the skin of the forearm and finger measured using laser Doppler fluximetry. A. RF = resting blood flux, MF = maximum flux on release of arterial occlusion at forearm (200 mmHg for 3 min). B. Baeline and minimum flux measured at the finger over the last 3 sec of three 6 second inspiratory breath holds.Back to article page