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Gestational Diabetes
Research data from R. Retnakaran and colleagues update understanding of gestational diabetes
August 20th, 2008
According to a study from Toronto, Canada, "Gestational impaired glucose tolerance (GIGT), defined by a single abnormal value on antepartum 3-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), is a metabolically heterogeneous disorder. Indeed, the antepartum metabolic phenotype of women with a single abnormal value at 1 h during the OGTT (1-h GIGT) resembles that of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), whereas GIGT at 2 or 3 IT (2/3-h GIGT) is similar to normal glucose tolerance (NGT)." "Thus, we hypothesized that I-h GIGT would be associated with the same adverse outcomes as GDM, i.e., increased infant birth weight and postpartum metabolic dysfunction. A total of 361...
Source: Fitness & Wellness Business Week (2008-08-20)
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