Lactation Duration and Long-term Risk for Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
Sylvia H LeyJorge E ChavarroMengying LiWei BaoStefanie N HinklePandora L WanderJanet Rich-EdwardsSjurdur OlsenAllan VaagPeter DammLouise G GrunnetJames L MillsFrank B HuCuilin ZhangPublished in: Diabetes care (2020)
Longer duration of lactation is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and a favorable glucose metabolic biomarker profile among women with a history of GDM. The underlying mechanisms and impact on diabetes complications, morbidity, and mortality remain to be determined.