Risk of type 2 diabetes increases for black women with gestational diabetes
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Women who need to control their type 2 diabetes on a budget can do so if they buy Canadian Actos at a fraction what it would cost in the U.S. Risks for developing this condition include a poor diet and sedentary lifestyle. New research suggests that for African American women, a history of gestational diabetes also increases their risk.
Gestational diabetes occurs when women develop glucose intolerance some time around the second or third trimester of pregnancy. It can have negative effects on the baby's future health, including increased risks for obesity and metabolic diseases. Furthermore, the mother is more likely to have adult onset diabetes later in life.
Researchers with Kaiser Permanente monitored the health of more than 77,000 women of all races who gave birth between 1995 and 2009. About 17 percent of Asian/Pacific Islander subjects had gestational diabetes, compared to 7 percent of African American women.
Results showed that black women with glucose intolerance during pregnancy were 10 times more likely to have diabetes in the future. This risk increases for non-Hispanic whites, Hispanics and Asian/Pacific Islanders were 6.5, 7.7 and 6.3 times, respectively, as published in the journal Diabetologia.
"Race and ethnicity should be considered among the risk factors for type 2 diabetes when physicians and nurses counsel women about their risk of developing diabetes after a pregnancy complicated by [gestational diabetes mellitus]," said lead author Anny Xiang.
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