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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Insulin may not be the best first line of defense for women who develop gestational diabetes, according to the results of a new study.
Research out of S?o Paulo, Brazil, suggests that for a majority of women who develop diabetes during pregnancy, metformin alone can lower blood glucose and neonatal hypoglycemia rates.
During pregnancy, the same hormones that help the baby develop may cause insulin resistance for the mother, making blood glucose levels rise to dangerous levels and leading to gestational diabetes. It is a particularly high risk for women with polycystic ovary syndrome, who may already have a resistance to insulin.
http://diabeteshealth.com/read/2013...tter-than-insulin-for-gestational-diabetes--/
Research out of S?o Paulo, Brazil, suggests that for a majority of women who develop diabetes during pregnancy, metformin alone can lower blood glucose and neonatal hypoglycemia rates.
During pregnancy, the same hormones that help the baby develop may cause insulin resistance for the mother, making blood glucose levels rise to dangerous levels and leading to gestational diabetes. It is a particularly high risk for women with polycystic ovary syndrome, who may already have a resistance to insulin.
http://diabeteshealth.com/read/2013...tter-than-insulin-for-gestational-diabetes--/