The Claim
A history of previous gestational diabetes increases the risk of developing gestational diabetes again by more than threefold in obese pregnant women, indicating strong persistence of metabolic dysfunction despite weight status.
What the research says
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Women who had gestational diabetes in a prior pregnancy and are obese have more than three times the risk of developing gestational diabetes again.
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A history of previous gestational diabetes increases the risk of developing GDM again by more than threefold in obese pregnant women, indicating strong persistence of metabolic dysfunction despite weight status.
In women who had gestational diabetes before, the pancreas never fully recovered its ability to produce enough insulin, and the body's tissues stay resistant to insulin. When they get pregnant again, the extra hormonal demands of pregnancy overwhelm the pancreas, so blood sugar rises uncontrollably.
What the research says
1 studyWomen who had gestational diabetes before are more than three times as likely to get it again during a later pregnancy, even if they are overweight — this study proves it by looking at obese moms and finding the same pattern.
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