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Breast-Feeding Lowers Mom's Risk of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

Breast-feeding your baby can cut your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 15% a year and reduce the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Gestational Diabetes Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

Among women with a family history of type 2 diabetes, those with prior GDM were more likely to have CVD risk factors.

Diabetes in Pregnancy Does Not Motivate to Better Health

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

They have less healthy diets and are more likely to smoke than women whose pregnancies were free of diabetes, a large new study shows.

Diabetic Women NOT Getting Birth Control Advice

Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Women with diabetes are less than half as likely as non-diabetic women to receive counseling on birth control from their doctors, despite the risk to the baby if a woman with diabetes conceives before optimal blood sugar control is achieved.

Early Glucose Challenge Testing Identifies Diabetes Versus Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006

In women in whom prenatal care is the first medical care they receive, screening for gestational diabetes before they are 24 weeks pregnant could help identify those with pre-gestational diabetes mellitus.

Pregravid Physical Activity Predicts Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk

Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006

Women who are physically active before pregnancy are less likely to develop gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and the GDM risk also rises with the amount of pre-pregnancy television viewing, a new study shows.