Discover whether oral medications for gestational diabetes cost less than insulin, based on SUGAR-DIP trial findings on expenses and safety.
Read More »Could a Saliva Test Replace the Glucose Drink in Pregnancy? The Science Isn’t There Yet
Can saliva tests detect gestational diabetes? Explore promising salivary biomarkers, new research findings, and why blood tests remain essential.
Read More »Metformin in Pregnancy: What Happens to Children Years Later?
What happens to children exposed to metformin during pregnancy? A study of more than 177,000 children offers reassuring developmental findings.
Read More »Gestational Diabetes Without Going Low-Carb? A Trial Tests a Different Nutrition Strategy
A randomized trial compares complex carbohydrates with a lower-carb diet in gestational diabetes and explores what the findings mean for nutrition counseling.
Read More »One Diagnosis, Different Diseases? Researchers Uncover Distinct Types of Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is usually treated as a single diagnosis, but growing evidence suggests the biology behind it can vary considerably from one patient to another. Researchers studying gestational diabetes phenotypes have identified metabolic patterns involving differences in insulin resistance, insulin secretion, or both. These findings raise an important question: Could …
Read More »After Gestational Diabetes, Could Your Neighborhood Shape Your Future Type 2 Risk?
Diabetes prevention remains important long after a pregnancy affected by gestational diabetes. For people who have had gestational diabetes, the years after delivery are an important window for lowering the risk of Type 2 diabetes. Yet healthy choices do not happen in a vacuum. Where someone lives may affect whether …
Read More »Why Blood Sugar Changes Every Month: Using CGM to Manage Luteal Phase Insulin Resistance
Many women with diabetes notice that blood sugar levels become harder to control during certain weeks of the month. Despite eating the same meals, taking the same insulin doses, and maintaining consistent activity levels, glucose readings may suddenly climb. This recurring pattern is often linked to luteal phase insulin resistance, …
Read More »The Postpartum Cliff: Why So Many Women With Gestational Diabetes Never Get Follow-Up Care
Postpartum screening after gestational diabetes is one of the most important yet overlooked steps in preventing future type 2 diabetes. Although blood glucose levels often return to normal after delivery, the long-term metabolic risk does not disappear. In fact, up to half of individuals diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) …
Read More »The Diabetes Conversation Patients Don’t Want to Start: Addressing Sexual Health in Clinical Practice
Sexual health remains one of the most overlooked aspects of diabetes management, despite its significant impact on quality of life. While clinicians routinely discuss glycemic control, cardiovascular risk, and medication adherence, conversations about sexual function are often avoided by both patients and healthcare providers. Yet sexual health concerns related to …
Read More »The Diabetes Complication Patients Rarely Mention: Understanding Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence is one of the most common yet least discussed complications of diabetes. In fact, diabetes urinary incontinence affects people with diabetes at significantly higher rates than the general population. While healthcare professionals routinely monitor patients for retinopathy, nephropathy, and cardiovascular disease, bladder dysfunction often remains overlooked. However, research …
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