Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: Some authors have defined subtypes within gestational diabetes (GD) based on the calculation, from glucose and insulin levels during oral glucose overload (OGTT), of indices of insulin sensitivity (Matsuda) and insulin secretion (Stumvoll). Powe et al [1] found that 30% of women with GD had predominantly low insulin secretion, 51% low insulin sensitivity and 18% both (mixed). The aim of this work is to analyze the correlation of these indices with other kn...