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Birth weight may be associated with maternal glucose levels during third trimester

Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 10th, 2006

Birth weight may be associated with maternal glucose levels during the third trimester in pregnancies complicated by insulin-requiring gestational or type 2 diabetes.

Investigators from the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Bellflower stated, "This study was undertaken to determine the proportion of birth weight attributable to glucose concentrations of diabetic mothers."

"Data of diabetic women who used insulin were eligible for analysis if the women had been treated during pregnancy for at least 12 weeks, and had recorded at least 50% of 4 daily glucose checks (fasting and 1-hour postprandial) until the last office visit before delivery. The...

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