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Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus.
The Korean journal of internal medicine - 1 Jan 2017
Moon Joon Ho, Kwak Soo Heon, Jang Hak C
Abstract excerpt
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy, is characterized by underlying maternal defects in the β-cell response to insulin during pregnancy. Women with a previous history of GDM have a greater than 7-fold higher risk of developing postpartum diabetes compared with women without GDM. Various risk factors for postpartum...
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