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Gestational Diabetes Diagnoses to Increase by 12%

Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012

The new threshold for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes may overwhelm the healthcare system.

Diabetes Before and During Pregnancy a Growing Problem

Posted: Monday, October 01, 2012

The rates of both pre-pregnancy and gestational diabetes have increased since 1980, with greater increases in pre-pregnancy diabetes among black women.

Gestational Diabetes to Rise 50 Percent in Australian Women

Posted: Sunday, April 22, 2012

The number of Australian women diagnosed with gestational diabetes is set to rise by 50% with the implementation of the new guidelines....

Autism Linked to Mom's Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2012

Mothers who are obese or who have diabetes appear to be more likely to have children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism....

Newborn Period Crucial Time Window to Prevent Later Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, November 06, 2011

A new approach to prevent type 2 diabetes may be on the horizon. The use of exendin-4 in newborns may prevent diabetes later in life.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Agree on Screening for Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2011

ACOG agrees on the approach to screening and diagnosis for GDM in the continued absence of an international consensus on whether the benefits of some screening approaches outweigh the costs.

High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy Programs Child for Future Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2011

A high-fat diet during pregnancy may program a woman's baby for future diabetes, even if she herself is not obese or diabetic.

Gaps in Pregnancy Diabetes Screening

Posted: Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Only one third of gestational diabetes women undergo screening after delivery for diabetes, according to a new analysis of over one million patients.

Fetal Exposure to Maternal Type 1 Diabetes Associated with Renal Dysfunction at Adult Age

Posted: Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Reduced functional reserve may reflect a reduced number of nephrons undergoing individual hyperfiltration. If so, offspring of Type 1 diabetic mothers may be predisposed to glomerular and vascular diseases.

Resistance Exercise Lowers Need for Insulin in GDM

Posted: Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Resistance exercise (RE) may lower the need for insulin in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to the results of a randomized controlled trial.