OBJECTIVE In women with gestational diabetes mellitus, who were randomized to metformin or insulin treatment, pregnancy outcomes were similar (Metformin in Gestational diabetes [MiG] trial). Metformin crosses the placenta, so it is important to assess potential effects on growth of the children. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In Auckland, New Zealand, and Adelaide, Australia, women who had parti...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate correlations between insulin secretion and resistance in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and gestational impaired glucose tolerance (GIGT). METHODS Three hundred thirty six pregnant women with an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were tested and measured insulin function indices (IFI), insulin resistance indices (HOMA-IR) as well as blood serum triglyc...

Chromium is an essential nutrient involved in the metabolism of glucose, insulin and blood lipids. Suboptimal dietary intake of chromium is associated with increased risk factors associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Within the past five years, chromium has been shown to improve glucose and related variables in subjects with glucose intolerance and type 1, type 2, gestational an...

Background; Gestational diabetes is any degree of glucose intolerance that occurs or 1st recognized throughout pregnancy. It becoming more common around the world, accounting for up to ten percent all pregnancies, Aim, and objectives; compare effect insulin plus metformin in controlling maternal blood level pregnancy outcomes compared females with DM, Subjects & techniques; This randomized cont...

Other Specific Diabetes Types ▶ Diseases of the exocrine pancreas (e. g. pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, hemochromatosis) ▶ Endocrinopathies (e. g. Cushing syndrome, acromegaly, pheochromocytoma) ▶ Drug induced (e. g. glucocorticoids, neuroleptics, alpha-interferons, pentamidine) ▶ Genetic defects of the β-cell function (e. g. MODY forms) ▶ Genetic defects of insulin action ▶ Other genetic syndr...