Changes in insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion during pregnancy and post partum in women with gestational diabetes

Introduction The metabolic abnormalities underlying gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) include increased insulin resistance and beta cell defects, but it is essential to clarify how insulin resistance and insulin secretion develop post partum in order to decide when and how to screen for type 2 dia...

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Main Authors: Gitte Oeskov Skajaa, Jens Fuglsang, Sine Knorr, Niels Møller, Per Ovesen, Ulla Kampmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Online Access:https://drc.bmj.com/content/8/2/e001728.full