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ey0019.2-17 | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Neonatal and Long-term Consequences | ESPEYB19

2.17. Persistence of risk for type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes mellitus

MV Diaz-Santana , KM O'Brien , YM Park , DP Sandler , CR Weinberg

Diabetes Care. 2022 Apr 1;45(4):864-870. doi: 10.2337/dc21-1430. PMID: 35104325.Brief Summary: This study followed up a nationwide cohort of pregnant women (with and without gestational diabetes, GDM) and assessed their risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus up to 10 years later. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes increased with the number of GDM pregnancies.About 6%...