Gestational Diabetes

Should metformin or glyburide, or a combination of both drugs, be the first-line treatment for gestational diabetes?

New research shows that eating potatoes during pregnancy may increase a woman’s risk of acquiring diabetes.

Longer duration of breastfeeding showed correlation with reduction of type 2 risk.

Findings suggest improvement in glucose measures, including triglycerides.

Blood group also possible indicator of development of gestational diabetes itself.

Moderate intensity physical activity said to decrease further complications during labor… Obesity is strongly correlated with gestational diabetes, which affects 2-18% of all pregnancies worldwide. Gestational diabetes and obesity are both independently correlated with adverse maternal and neonatal effects. Maternal overweight and gestational diabetes can increase the chance of the …

Vitamin D deficiency can lead to serious health conditions in gestational diabetes patients… Vitamin D deficiency is a common diagnosis that affects 26-98% of pregnant women. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with type 2 diabetes, obesity and other factors of metabolic syndrome. Another condition that is associated with insulin …

Those women who continued to exercise throughout their pregnancy achieved an even higher risk reduction… Gestational diabetes and excessive maternal weight gain are associated with many negative outcomes for both the mother and the baby including: pre-eclampsia, hypertension and preterm birth. Expectant mothers who are diagnosed with gestational diabetes are …

Study finds greater metabolic changes during pregnany with male fetus… Previous studies have found an association between the sex of the fetus and gestational diabetes, however this is the largest study showing this link. This population-based retrospective cohort studied the entire maternal population of Ontario with close to 643,000 women …

Complications seen in the study included respiratory distress, high birth weight, neonatal intensive care unit admission, and hypoglycemia… Over the last 10 years, the use of glyburide to treat gestational diabetes has increased. Even though it is easy to use, however, it may not be a good alternative to insulin …