Gestational Diabetes

Helping prevent gestational diabetes

By George ⋅ December 28, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

St. Louis American Helping prevent gestational diabetesSt. Louis AmericanGestational diabetes or diabetes of pregnancy affects five to18 percent of pregnancies. This condition develops when pregnant women cannot produce enough insulin to keep blood levels of glucose in check. It is important to recognize and treat …and more »

New Test Hopes to ID Obese Women at Risk for Gestational Diabetes

By George ⋅ December 18, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Medscape New Test Hopes to ID Obese Women at Risk for Gestational DiabetesMedscapeAn early pregnancy tool to identify obese women who are at high risk of developing gestational diabetes has been developed, based on the results of the first study to examine a wide range of clinical characteristics and biomarkers in this setting …Predicting Gestational […]

5 Things You Didn’t Realize Are Signs Of Gestational Diabetes

By George ⋅ December 8, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Romper 5 Things You Didn't Realize Are Signs Of Gestational DiabetesRomperThere are some unexpected and scary things that come up while you're pregnant. Some can be mild conditions, while others can be quite serious and require constant monitoring and treatment. Thankfully gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition …

Gestational diabetes: Disease can be managed, but now affects 9.2% of pregnant Americans

By George ⋅ November 28, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Desert Dispatch Gestational diabetes: Disease can be managed, but now affects 9.2% of pregnant AmericansDesert DispatchNathanaelle Bernard, who is 7 months pregnant from Haiti, undergoes a prenatal checkup. Gestational diabetes can affect up to 9.2 percent of pregnancies nationally per year, and the rate is higher for minority women. Dieu Nalio Chery, The Associated …and […]

Study finds link between winter conception and gestational diabetes risk – News

By George ⋅ November 18, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Latinos Health Study finds link between winter conception and gestational diabetes riskNews-Medical.netResearch led by the University of Adelaide has found that women whose babies are conceived in winter are more likely to develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy, increasing a range of risk factors for both child and mother. The study …Babies conceived in winter increases […]

Exposure to phthalates may raise risk of pregnancy loss, gestational diabetes

By George ⋅ November 8, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

ScienceBlog.com (blog) Exposure to phthalates may raise risk of pregnancy loss, gestational diabetesScienceBlog.com (blog)The results of these two studies are important because pregnancy loss is prevalent—about 31% of all conceptions end in miscarriage—and the incidence of gestational diabetes has tripled over the past two decades, now occurring in 7% of all pregnancies …and more »

After Gestational Diabetes: How to Prevent a Type 2 Diagnosis

By George ⋅ October 18, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

US News Health After Gestational Diabetes: How to Prevent a Type 2 DiagnosisUS News HealthHowever, while that may put diabetes in the rear view – and then out of sight and out of mind – for new moms in the flurry of parenthood, the reality is that the risk extends forward. Depending on the study, […]

Depression during pregnancy linked to gestational diabetes

By George ⋅ September 28, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Fox News Depression during pregnancy linked to gestational diabetesFox NewsDepression during and after pregnancy may be linked to gestational diabetes, a new government study found. Women in the study who reported feeling depressed early in pregnancy were more likely to develop gestational diabetes later in pregnancy …Depression in early pregnancy linked to gestational diabetes, NIH study […]

Gestational Diabetes: Baby Death Increased at Full Term

By George ⋅ September 18, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

MedPage Today Gestational Diabetes: Baby Death Increased at Full TermMedscapeMUNICH — Risk of perinatal death was increased by 30%, compared with the risk in nondiabetic mothers, in mothers with gestational diabetes who gave birth after 37 weeks, a large new cohort study from France shows. This higher risk of the baby dying …Rates of gestational […]

Health Check: Gestational diabetes study | WJAR

By George ⋅ September 8, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Turn to 10 Health Check: Gestational diabetes study | WJARTurn to 10A new clinical trial aims to help prevent a recurrence of gestational diabetes in certain patients.Though temporary, gestational diabetes does threaten the health …Low thyroid hormone in early pregnancy associated with risk for gestational diabetesHealioall 2 news articles »

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