Gestational Diabetes

A new study has uncovered evidence that pregnant women with periodontal (gum) disease face an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes even if they

Small-for-gestational age (SGA) newborn babies appear to have hormone levels conducive to weight gain.

Treatment of mild gestational diabetes yields clinical benefit, a randomized trial showed. Although a composite endpoint of neonatal morbidity did not differ between the treatment group and the controls, rates of Caesarean delivery (P=0.021) and shoulder dystocia (P=0.019) were significantly reduced by treatment.

A medical research team has verified genes that can be the cause of diabetes during pregnancy.

Gestational diabetes mellitus is an increasingly prevalent risk factor for the subsequent development of type 2 diabetes, and ethnicity and socioeconomic status appear to considerably influence the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, researchers report

Following a healthy diet or taking metformin may help to delay or prevent diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and impaired glucose tolerance, according to the results of a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Young women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at significantly increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, compared to women without GDM, according to a new study.

Pregnant women with gestational impaired glucose tolerance (GIGT) may exhibit the same adverse outcomes as do women with gestational diabetes mellitus, according to the results of a new study

Many health care professionals suspect that a low glycemic diet may play a significant role in controlling pregnancy-related diabetes, but a recent review of evidence evaluating the effects of diet proved inconclusive.

In pregnant women with gestational diabetes, metformin alone or metformin supplemented with insulin did not increase perinatal complications vs insulin alone, according to the results of a new study.