Gestational diabetes and pregnancy: Type 2 diabetes

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.

Less stringent criteria for gestational diabetes remain predictive of risk for later prediabetes or type 2 diabetes despite identifying a larger number of women, the HAPO FUS investigators report in JAMA.

The authors examined the relationship between sleep disturbance and self-care in adults with type 2 diabetes, including both subjective and objective sleep assessments and controlling for potential covariates [read more].
Zhu B et al. Acta Diabetol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1181-4

Get more on:  Diabetic complications | Type 2 diabetes

A European-wide case–control study finds little evidence for risk to the developing fetus if a mother is taking metformin.

This review explores the landscape of telemedicine approaches and evidence for incorporation into general practice [read more].
McDonnell ME. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 42. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1015-3

Get more on: Devices and technology | Type 1 diabetes | Type 2 diabetes

The authors report the case of a 31-year-old Caucasian woman with type 2 diabetes who conceived while on therapy with empagliflozin plus metformin and insulin degludec [read more].
Formoso G et al. Acta Diabetol 2018; 55: 759. doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1134-y

Get more on: Gestational diabetes and pregnancy | Medications | Type 2 diabetes

Editorial Board member Lori Berard addresses 2017's World Diabetes Day theme, providing her insights on the key considerations for managing diabetes in women in this interview with Medicine Matters diabetes [watch the interview 9:51].

Get more on: Pregnancy and gestational diabetes | Self-management | Cardiovascular risk and complications