Prospective cohort study links dietary intake, gut microbiome, and plasma metabolome differences in Chinese pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus.
Diet Changes Gut Bacteria That Affect Blood Sugar
This prospective cohort study examined 173 patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and 47 healthy pregnant controls in China. Wome…
Eating certain foods changes your gut bugs, which then changes the chemicals in your blood that control insulin.
Lower early pregnancy Lp(a) levels associated with higher gestational diabetes risk in retrospective cohort.
A Simple Blood Test in Early Pregnancy May Flag Diabetes Risk
A retrospective cohort study of 14,527 pregnant women found that lower serum Lp(a) levels within the first 20 weeks of gestation were associ…
Low levels of a cholesterol-linked protein in early pregnancy are linked to a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes later on.
Early pregnancy biomarkers associated with gestational diabetes risk in AMA nulliparous women
Early Pregnancy Clues That Flag Diabetes Risk After 35
A retrospective single-center cohort study of 354 advanced maternal age nulliparous women found urinary glucose positivity, elevated fasting…
For women choosing pregnancy later in life, there may now be early signals your OB can watch for — long before the standard glucose test.
Systematic review links neutrophil extracellular trap dysregulation to pregnancy complications
Web of White Blood Cells Linked to Pregnancy Risks
A systematic review of emerging evidence indicates that dysregulation of neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation and clearance is stro…
A sticky web of white blood cells meant to fight germs can instead trigger serious pregnancy risks like preeclampsia and preterm birth when …
Patient-led insulin titration in GDM linked to faster glycemic control and lower macrosomia risk in small RCT
Could letting pregnant women adjust their own insulin lead to healthier babies?
A single-center, nonblinded RCT of 56 individuals with GDM requiring insulin found patient-led titration achieved target fasting glucose fas…
Pregnant women who adjusted their own insulin doses reached target blood sugar faster and had babies far less likely to be born very large t…
Tight glycemic targets in GDM reduce LGA births and cesarean rates but increase insulin use
Can stricter blood sugar targets during pregnancy lead to healthier births?
A single-center, open-label RCT of 650 women with GDM found tight glycemic targets (fasting <5.1 mmol/L, postprandial <7.0 mmol/L) reduced L…
Stricter blood sugar targets for pregnant women with diabetes lower risks of large babies and C-sections but require more insulin therapy.