2019
DOI: 10.3390/nu11081940
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GDM and Nutrition—Answered and Unanswered Questions—There’s More Work to Do!

Abstract: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is the commonest medical pregnancy complication, and a growing problem around the world as the obesity epidemic continues. Ways to prevent GDM are urgently required, the management of GDM still poses many unanswered questions, and the postpartum prevention of the progression of GDM to type 2 diabetes remains a challenge. With GDM, the impact of any intervention on the offspring is always a major concern. Nutritional interventions come to the fore as one of our few levers in … Show more

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“…Gestational diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is one of the urgent medical problems in the world. The management of GDM still poses many unanswered questions 13 . The restriction of dietary carbohydrate (CHO) has been started for the treatment of GDM at a century ago 14 .…”
Section: Mellitusmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Gestational diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is one of the urgent medical problems in the world. The management of GDM still poses many unanswered questions 13 . The restriction of dietary carbohydrate (CHO) has been started for the treatment of GDM at a century ago 14 .…”
Section: Mellitusmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another metaanalysis assessing a wide variety of diets and pharmaceutical interventions found a possible benefit of metformin on gestational diabetes prevention in obese women [22]. Metformin was found to be associated with an increased weight in offspring when they were exposed prenatally to the drug [23].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Obese elderly women have an increased risk of gestational diabetes, which may lead to maternal hypertension, premature rupture of membranes, oligohydramnios, and fatal distress. [14][15][16] Obesity during pregnancy is a high risk factor for GDM. In this study, the perinatal outcome of GDM women was analyzed.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Obese elderly women have an increased risk of gestational diabetes, which may lead to maternal hypertension, premature rupture of membranes, oligohydramnios, and fatal distress. 14 - 16 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%