Gestational diabetes is a condition that occurs during pregnancy and affects the health of both the mother and the unborn child. It is important to be aware of the risks associated with gestational diabetes and to understand the evidence-based strategies that can be used to manage it. This article will …
Read More »Gestational Diabetes: One-Step or Two-Step Screening
No specific approach is used currently but which one is better? Every year, 2% to 10% of pregnant women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that develops in pregnant women who did not have diabetes before they got pregnant. Some causes or risk factors …
Read More »The association between serum DPP4 levels and cognitive decline in prenatal pregnant women with Gestational diabetes mellitus
Serum DPP4 levels may be associated with cognitive dysfunction in perinatal pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) occurs in about 7% of all pregnancies, ranging from 1% to 14%, depending on the specific population studied, and the diagnostic test used to assess the presence of gestational …
Read More »Identifying Gestational Diabetes and its Causes
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is becoming more common, which calls for a deeper understanding of this disorder.
Read More »Barriers to Weight Loss and Diet After Gestational Diabetes
No differences in the barriers to weight loss and weight loss success were observed between the intermittent (IER) and continuous (CER) dieters.
Read More »More Physical Activity May Be Needed to Lower Gestational Diabetes Risk
Is the current guidelines’ recommendation of moderate exercise for 150 minutes per week during pregnancy enough to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes?
Read More »Moderate Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy May Lower Gestational Diabetes Risk
During pregnancy, insulin resistance increases and caffeine metabolism decreases, affecting maternal cardiometabolic health.
Read More »Metformin Use in Pregnancy
Is current evidence supportive of metformin as an adjunct therapy for pregnant women with diabetes?
Read More »Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring and the Relation to Maternal Diabetes and BMI
Different types of maternal diabetes and obesity can have many effects on the offspring, including increasing risk for certain psychiatric disorders.
Read More »Gestational Diabetes Can Increase CVD Risk
GD history is linked with coronary artery calcification (CAC) in women, an indicator of atherosclerotic CVD, and a predictor of CVD clinical events.
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