Gestational diabetes and pregnancy

Visceral adipose tissue depth measured during the first trimester of pregnancy predicts gestational diabetes better than current clinical indicators, research suggests.

Integrating a comprehensive management plan into the World Health Organization maternal care framework has the potential to improve pregnancy outcomes for women with type 1 diabetes, suggest findings from the CARNATION study.

Single-step screening for gestational diabetes makes twice the number of diagnoses of the two-step approach without resulting in better outcomes for women and infants, shows the randomized ScreenR2GDM trial.

Research shows that women who experience gestational diabetes have an increased risk for coronary artery calcification approximately 15 years later, even if they maintain normal glucose levels after their pregnancy.

Data from the first 5 years of the UK’s National Pregnancy in Diabetes audit reveal differing effects of type 1 and type 2 diabetes on pregnancy outcomes, with no sign of improvements over time.

Better control of blood glucose around the time of conception is associated with better perinatal and maternal outcomes for women with pre-existing diabetes, research shows.

The latest analysis of HAPO and HAPO FUS data indicates that, contrary to prior assumptions, a high birthweight and newborn adiposity are associated with good metabolic health in childhood.

Less than half of women with gestational diabetes undergo a guideline-recommended test for type 2 diabetes within 12 weeks of delivery, show results presented in a poster at the virtual 56th EASD Annual Meeting.

Impaired awareness of hypoglycemia is associated with an increased risk for severe hypoglycemia and increased fear of hypoglycemia in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, shows a post-hoc analysis of CONCEPTT data.

A telehealth-based lifestyle intervention can significantly reduce excessive gestational weight gain relative to usual antenatal care, among pregnant women who are overweight or obese, US study findings indicate.

Findings from the Nurses’ Health Study II bolster the association between longer breastfeeding duration and lower risk for type 2 diabetes in women with gestational diabetes.

Risk alleles for type 2 diabetes influence the risk for women developing the condition after experiencing gestational diabetes, say researchers.

A Canadian research team has called for earlier identification of type 2 diabetes in pregnant women, after finding they are at elevated risk for perinatal mortality and other adverse outcomes compared with women with gestational diabetes mellitus alone.

Children born to mothers with diabetes and severe obesity have an elevated risk for developing neuropsychiatric disorders, researchers report.