Tag: Gestational Diabetes
Vitamin D Deficiency Tied to Gestational Diabetes Risk
Association even stronger for women persistently deficient through the second trimester
Prepregnancy Folate Intake Linked to Reduced Risk for GDM
Folate intake before pregnancy tied to 22 percent reduction in developing gestational diabetes
GDM Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Event Risk Postpartum
In analysis restricted to women who did not develop T2DM, GDM still linked to increased risk
Large at Birth, Maternal Diabetes Up Child’s Risk for Obesity
Breastfeeding lowers risk in those large for gestational age, but only without maternal diabetes
CDC: Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes 6.0 Percent in 2016
Based on data from 40 jurisdictions, increase from 5.2 to 5.6 percent in GDM from 2012 to 2016
Gestational Diabetes Tied to Subsequent Glucose Disorders
Long-term effects seen in mothers, but offspring not significantly overweight, obese
Increased First-Trimester HbA1c Predicts Gestational Diabetes
First-trimester HbA1c significantly improves GDM prediction compared with conventional risk factors
Thyroid Dysfunction Linked to Gestational Diabetes
fT3 and fT3-to-fT4 ratio correlated positively with gestational diabetes at the first and second trimester
Single Threshold May Not Be Feasible for Gestational Diabetes
Diagnostic thresholds should be adapted using local populations, authors say
Gestational Diabetes May Indicate Future Subclinical Renal Issues
Women who had gestational diabetes more likely to show increased eGFR levels many years postpartum
