Long-Term Metabolic Outcomes after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM): Results from the Odense GDM Follow-Up Study (OGFUS).
Kristine Hovde JacobsenJori AaldersKatrine Sølling Borlund MadsenMarianne Skovsager AndersenLena Sønder SnogdalMaria Hornstrup ChristensenChristina Anne VinterKurt HøjlundDorte Moeller JensenPublished in: Journal of diabetes research (2022)
Despite similar BMI, women with pGDM had a substantially higher risk of developing T2DM, prediabetes, and the MetS compared to controls. Both beta cell dysfunction and reduced insulin sensitivity seem to contribute to this increased risk.