Obesity Abstracts

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as the development of diabetes during pregnancy. While a small degree of insulin resistance is normal in pregnancy, GDM is detrimental to the health and development of both mother and child, increasing the mother’s risk of 2 diabetes (T2D) and her offspring’s risk of both T2Dand obesity in later life. GDM affects up to 1 in 7 pregnant women globally, but incidence varies among ethnic groups and is increasing ...