Tag: Gestational Diabetes
Limited Impact Seen for Early Treatment of Gestational Diabetes
Immediate treatment before 20 weeks of gestation led to slightly lower incidence of composite of neonatal outcomes
Greater Light Exposure Before Bed Linked to Increased Risk for GDM
Women who developed GDM had greater light exposure in three hours before sleep onset, but no difference in exposure during daytime or sleep
Changes in Screening Practices Driving Increase in GDM Diagnosis
Increase in risk for gestational diabetes in British Columbia attenuated after accounting for changes in screening methods
Higher Neighborhood Walkability Tied to Lower Gestational Diabetes Risk
Risk for gestational diabetes decreased with increasing quartiles of the neighborhood walkability index
History of GDM Tied to Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular Disease Risk
Increase in risk lessened, but still statistically significant for women who did not go on to develop subsequent overt diabetes
Obesity, Weight Gain in GDM Pregnancies Linked to ADHD in Offspring
Maternal obesity with excessive weight gain linked to increased risk for ADHD in offspring versus normal weight without excessive weight gain
Lower Glycemic Criteria for GDM Does Not Cut Risk for LGA Infants
More women diagnosed with gestational diabetes with use of lower glycemic criteria, but risk for large-for-gestational-age infants did not differ
2016 to 2020 Saw Increase in Rates of GDM Across United States
Much larger annual percent change in rate of gestational diabetes seen from 2019 to 2020 versus 2016 to 2019
Gestational Diabetes Linked to Pregnancy Complications
Maternal and neonatal outcomes examined in studies of gestational diabetes with and without insulin use
Impact of Diet on Gestational Diabetes Risk Unknown in Minority Populations
Significant protective impact of healthy diet only seen among White European women