Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Glucose homeostasis is central to the understanding of diabetes and is influenced by hormones and by substrate flux. This implies a non-linear system which has been confirmed by time series analysis. A dynamic systems approach is required for describing the inter-relationship of glucose and insulin and we describe a method that measures a mathematical domain of glucose homeostasis termed the observed variability and lability (OVAL).Methods:...

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been associated with adverse maternal and fetal/neonatal outcomes. The aim of this case-control study was to compare women whose pregnancy was complicated with GDM, diagnosed by the new International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria, with a control group of healthy pregnant women as far as large-for-gestational-age (LGA) neonates and macrosomia are concerned.Methods...