September 18, 2024 by Kobe University Using a multi-step screening scheme that strikes a balance between the least burden on the pregnant women and high test sensitivity, the Kobe University obstetrician Tanimura Kenji and his graduate student Tomimoto Masako measured how many women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus would have been missed had they used...
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Gestational diabetes mellitus is a common pregnancy complication with significant health risks for both mother and offspring Gestational diabetes is rising fast and is now 7.8% of all births in U.S. Mother with gestational diabetes has increased risk of diabetes, heart disease and dementia; offspring more likely to have obesity and hypertensio CHICAGO — Pregnant...
by University of California, Los Angeles “As pregnancy complications continue to rise worldwide, there have been increasing efforts to study with urgency the first-trimester as a window of opportunity for early identification and prediction of GDM, and the optimal point to take action to prevent maternal disease,” said Dr. Sherin Devaskar, lead author of the study....
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA IMAGE: 5:2 DIET IS JUST AS EFFECTIVE AT ACHIEVING WEIGHT LOSS AS A CONTINUOUS ENERGY-RESTRICTED DIET. CREDIT: ANNA PELZER – UNSPLASH Weight loss after gestational diabetes can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. Yet finding the most effective way to lose weight and keep it off can be a challenge, especially for mothers...
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF ENDOCRINOLOGY A 23 year study being presented at the 23rd European Congress of Endocrinology (e-ECE 2021), on Monday 24 May 2021 at 14:40 CET (http://www.ece2021.org), has found that women who experience gestational diabetes (GDM) when they are pregnant, are more prone to developing type-1 and type-2 diabetes later in life. The long-term...
by Diabetologia Women who give birth to singleton babies following assisted reproductive technologies including vitro fertilisation (IVF) are at greater risk of developing gestational diabetes than those who conceive naturally, according to a meta-analysis involving over almost 2 million singleton pregnancies. The analysis, being presented at this year’s European Association for the Study of Diabetes...
