Low Carbohydrate–Diet Scores and Long-term Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study | Zendy

Wei Bao | Zendy; Shanshan Li | Zendy; Jorge E. Chavarro | Zendy; Deirdre K. Tobias | Zendy; Yeyi Zhu | Zendy; Frank B. Hu | Zendy; Cuilin Zhang | Zendy

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Low Carbohydrate–Diet Scores and Long-term Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Wei Bao,

Shanshan Li,

Jorge E. Chavarro,

Deirdre K. Tobias,

Yeyi Zhu,

Frank B. Hu,

Cuilin Zhang

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc15-1642

Subject(s) - medicine , gestational diabetes , diabetes mellitus , hazard ratio , type 2 diabetes mellitus , cohort , prospective cohort study , cohort study , glycemic index , glycemic , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , pregnancy , gestation , confidence interval , biology , genetics

Low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) may improve short-term glycemic control in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but the long-term effect on progression from GDM to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is unknown. We aimed to examine the long-term risk of T2DM in association with a low-carbohydrate dietary pattern among women with a history of GDM.

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