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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Developmental Programming
1 Jan 2020
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During normal pregnancy, increased insulin resistance acts as an adaptation to enhance materno-foetal nutrient transfer and meet the nutritional needs of the developing foetus, particularly in relation to glucose requirements. However, about 1 in 6 pregnancies worldwide is affected by the inability of the mother's metabolism to maintain normoglycaemia, with the combination of insulin resistance and insufficient...
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