Gestational Diabetes

Findings suggest associations of short sleep duration and snoring with glucose intolerance and GDM…. 

Researchers found that, among nearly 140,000 women, Asian women had the highest rate of gestational diabetes, at nearly 7 percent. They were followed by Native American women, at 5.6 percent, and Latina women, at 5 percent…. 

Lower glucose thresholds for gestational diabetes called for by an international consensus panel may double and possibly even triple the number of women diagnosed. 

New blood sugar measurements used to determine gestational diabetes will mean that lower levels may pose risks for mother and baby….

A family history of diabetes increases a woman’s risk of developing gestational diabetes, a new study confirms….

Caucasian women with GDM are shorter than pregnant women without GDM regardless of the diagnostic criteria used or the severity of glucose intolerance.

Some women who test negative for gestational diabetes on glucose challenge and glucose tolerance tests are still at significant risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and hypertension 15 years later. 

Researchers are reporting that treatment of even the mildest forms of gestational diabetes halves the risk of delivering newborns with excess body fat and shoulder dystocia at birth. Treatment also results in fewer cesarean deliveries and a reduction in risk for pre-eclampsia and hypertensive disorders.

Treating pregnant women for mild gestational diabetes resulted in fewer cesarean sections and other serious birthing problems associated with larger than average babies, according to a recent study.

Two Gestational Guides Guidelines for Professionals and Patients  Two guides released by HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality can help women with gestational diabetes and their doctors make informed decisions about different treatments for the condition.   Two Gestational Guides