Women’s Health

Prolonged lactation may reduce the risk for women with a history of gestational diabetes. 

Of the many ways diabetes can complicate a person's life, metabolic syndrome is one more thing to add to the list, especially in women. 

With the steady incline of diabetes rates, premature birth is being investigated as a possible culprit for the chronic disease. 

How adipose tissue storage, which differs by gender, plays a role in the development and treatment of the disease. 

Insulin has changed the game in managing people with diabetes but has the potential to cause unwanted severe adverse effects in women 65 years of age and older.  

Improved understanding of the causes of asthma will allow for better prevention, monitoring, and treatment. 

Mothers with severe obesity, pregestational or gestational diabetes are linked to an increased risk of several mental disorders in their offspring.  

Breastfeeding has many known long-term benefits, which include the reduction of the risk of a major disease state.    

Pregnancy can be affected by diabetes, but are the outcomes as serious as we believe? 

Trying to determine modifiable risk factors for gestational diabetes (GDM) is not only beneficial for the mother, but also for protecting the baby.