Gestational Diabetes

Frequent consumption of fried foods pre-pregnancy increases a woman’s risk for gestational diabetes… Gestational diabetes mellitus is not just a short-term perinatal outcome, but also long-term health complications in both the mothers and baby. The significance of diet and lifestyle is important in the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in …

  Maternal weight gain is key to controlling infant birth weight…. Infants born to mothers with pregestational diabetes are more likely to experience adverse outcomes, especially an increased birth weight. Previous studies have shown the importance of strict maternal glycemic control to prevent fetal hyperinsulinemia and accelerated growth. Excessive gestational …

  Adherence to healthy lifestyle during pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of gestational diabetes…. In a prospective cohort study, researchers looked at data on 14,437 women who participated in the Nurses’ Health Study II. Data was collected from the years of 1989-2001. Participants were aged 24 to 44 …

Women who had been on hormonal contraceptives before conception were 1.43 times more likely to develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy compared to women who were not on contraceptives, researchers found….

Women with gestational diabetes experienced a number of benefits when taking supplemental calcium plus vitamin D…. 

Women with high levels of the liver enzyme gamma-glutamyl transferase before pregnancy may be more likely to develop gestational diabetes than those with lower levels…. 

Researchers reported that women diagnosed with gestational diabetes prior to 24 weeks gestation were more likely to deliver a preterm baby compared with women diagnosed after 24 weeks…. 

Researchers discover that rate of weight gain in midpregnancy affects the infant’s body mass differently than weight gain during late pregnancy…. 

According to research by the American Heart Association, pregnant women who develop gestational diabetes may be at an increased risk of developing atherosclerotic complications, such as heart disease, later in life…. 

For those patients who are obese, overweight, or who have gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), Dr. Colberg recomends starting out as if sedentary. Patients should start on the low side and progress from there. If they have been a little more active, they could try something strenuous but she cautions against …