Early metabolic defects following gestational diabetes in three ethnic groups of anti-GAD antibodies negative women with normal fasting glucose

Eleni Kousta, Natasha J. Lawrence, Ian F. Godsland, Anna Penny, Victor Anyaoku, Barbara A. Millauer, Stephen Robinson, Desmond G. Johnston, Mark I. McCarthy

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OBJECTIVE: To characterise early metabolic abnormalities and the impact of ethnicity following gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). DESIGN: Women with a history of GDM belonging to three different ethnic groups were evaluated. Using the insulin-modified, frequently-sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test (FSIVGTT) and HOMA we studied 34 European …