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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.

Pregestational Diabetes Linked to Higher Rates of Perinatal Death and Anomalies

Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006

The offspring of women with pregestational diabetes, either type 1 or type 2, are at a three-fold increased risk for perinatal mortality, and a two-fold increased risk for congenital anomalies, compared with the general population.

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.

AACE: A1c Is a Promising Diagnostic Tool in Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Monday, May 15, 2006

Fasting blood glucose and HbA1c testing can be a useful screening tool for gestational diabetes.

Glyburide Effective for Managing Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Glyburide may control gestational diabetes unresponsive to diet therapy "Women should be switched to insulin if they are unable to achieve adequate glycemic control on glyburide," Dr. Jacobs on advised

Avoiding Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) In Type 2's

Posted: Tuesday, June 22, 2004

A new study at a Midwestern University explains why people with type 2 diabetes and women with gestational diabetes are more likely to develop urinary tract infections (UTIs) than people with type 1 diabetes .
The researchers focused on the effects of insulin on Escherichia coli bacteria, which commonly cause UTIs. They found that concentrations of insulin and glucose similar to levels found in the urine of people with type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes increase the ability of E. coli to adhere in the bladder .

Diabetes Common After Pregnancy-Related Diabetes

Posted: Friday, May 14, 2004

Diabetes that develops during pregnancy normally clears up after delivery. Nowadays, however, full-blown diabetes often develops in women with previous so-called gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a new study. This appears to be the result of a substantial increase in body weight among women with GDM.

Need for Postpartum Screening of Women With Gestational Diabetes by Family Physicians

Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2003

Family physicians frequently fail to adequately screen women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Gestational diabetes occurs in about 5% of pregnancies in the United States and "as many as 69% of women diagnosed with GDM are at risk for recurrence in subsequent pregnancies," he said. Additionally about half of the women diagnosed with GDM will develop type 2 diabetes.

GLP-1 Has Its Problems to Overcome

Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2002

GLP-1, a naturally occurring hormone that is produced by cells lining the intestine, caused both increased heart rate and elevated blood pressure. GLP-1 stimulates insulin secretion and controls feeding and drinking behavior and makes the hormone an obvious target for treating diabetes.