Objective: To characterize metabolites across the range of maternal glucose by comparing metabolomic profiles of mothers with high and low fasting plasma glucose (FPG). Research Design and Methods: We compared fasting serum from an oral glucose-tolerance test at ~28 weeks’ gestation from 67 Northern European ancestry mothers from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study with...

Rosa Corcoy a,b, , Blanca Lumbreras , José Luis Bartha e y Wifredo Ricart f,g Grupo Español de Diabetes y Embarazo a Servei d’Endocrinologia i Nutrició, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, España b CIBER de Bioingenieria, Biomateriales y Nanotecnologı́a, España c Departamento de Salud Pública, Historia de la Ciencia y Ginecologı́a, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, España d CIB...

The Fifth International WorkshopConference on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) was held in Chicago, IL, 11–13 November 2005 under the sponsorship of the American Diabetes Association. The meeting provided a forum for review of new information concerning GDM in the areas of pathophysiology, epidemiology, perinatal outcome, long-range implications for mother and her offspring, and management s...

BACKGROUND Cravings in pregnancy are considered to alter dietary intake; however, the nutritional consequences are unknown. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of food cravings in pregnancy, and their contribution, as a potentially modifiable determinant of weight gain and the development of obesity in pregnancy. METHODS Healthy pregnant women were participants in the Belfas...

Nepal, the home of the highest mountain peaks, is one of the most popular trekking destinations in the world. The Himalaya begins where other mountain ranges leave off. Local farmers have cut small terrace fields on the slopes of colossal gorges which have been carved out by large glacial fed rivers. Everest Base Camp located at an altitude of 5,360 metres (17,590 ft) is 1,000 meters higher tha...

OBJECTIVE To characterize metabolites across the range of maternal glucose by comparing metabolomic profiles of mothers with high and low fasting plasma glucose (FPG). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We compared fasting serum from an oral glucose tolerance test at ∼28 weeks' gestation from 67 Northern European ancestry mothers from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study with h...

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The recently completed National Institutes of Health (NIH) (1) consensus development conference on the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) found insufficient evidence to change from current practice to that recommended by the American Diabetes Association (2). The NIH final statement identified some key research gaps, the first mentioned of which was to “evaluate the diagnostic thr...

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is diagnosed by elevated blood glucose in pregnancy though the definition has changed repeatedly since its first description 1960’s. The most frequently reported perinatal consequence of GDM macrosomia (usually defined as a neonate weighing over 4 kg) which can increase risk caesarean section and shoulder dystocia. For mother, there are also pot...

The International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) was formed in 1998 as an umbrella organization to facilitate collaboration between the various regional and national groups that have a primary or significant focus on diabetes and pregnancy. The principal objectives of IADPSG are to foster an international approach to enhancing the quality of care, facilitating resea...