Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Osteocalcin (Ost) is an osteoblast derived protein locally acting on bone formation. Ost could also have a role in regulation of glucose and fat metabolism. It has been shown that Ost can directly stimulate proliferation of β cells and have effect on secreting insulin, and can act on insulin sensitivity by cytokines. It was not fully investigated in gestational diabetes mellitus. The aim of our study was to investigate osteocalcin in Turkish gestational diabet...