Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes may be contributor to adolescent obesity
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 28th, 2003
"Gestational diabetes and obesity are the common metabolic abnormalities occurring during pregnancy. Decreased maternal pregravid insulin sensitivity (insulin resistance) coupled with an inadequate insulin response are the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of gestational diabetes. Insulin-regulated carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism are all affected to a variable degree," scientists in the United States and France report.
"Decreased maternal insulin, sensitivity in women with gestational diabetes may increase nutrient availability to the fetus, possibly...
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