ESPE Abstracts (2016) 86 P-P1-234

aDepartment of Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Diabetology, Metabolic Diseases and Cardiology of the Developmental Age, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland; bDepartment of Diabetology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, Police, Poland; cChair of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland; dDepartment of Pediatric Surgery and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland; eDepartment of Hygienae and Epidemiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland


Background: Children exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in utero have higher risk of development of glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus.

Objective and hypotheses: The study was undertaken to assess the selected carbohydrate parameters in children exposed to gestational diabetes in utero.

Method: 50 children exposed to gestational diabetes were compared with 46 control subjects. Anthropometric parameters of a newborn were obtained from the medical records. In all participants height, body mass, waist and hip circumferences were measured; BMI, WHR and WHtR were calculated. Values of fasting glucose, insulin, C-peptide and HbA1c were measured and HOMA2-IR, HOMA2-S, HOMA2-B were calculated. In obese children (BMI ≥95th percentile) OGTT was performed. Mothers’ pre-pregnancy and current BMI was calculated.

Results: The prevalence of overweight/obesity in the study group was 38%, in the control group 41% (P=0.19). Higher fasting glucose level (P=0.02) and HbA1c (P=000004) were found in the study group comparing to the control. In children exposed to GDM in utero a positive correlation of fasting insulin and WHR (Rs=0.31, P=0.028) as well as significantly lower HOMA2-B (P=0.03) were observed. In the study group higher HOMA2-IR (P=0.0002) and HOMA2-B (P=0.0000039) and also lower HOMA2-S (P=0.0002) were observed among participants with overweight/obesity comparing to children with normal body weight. In the study group a correlation of HOMA2-IR and SD of the birth weight was found (Rs=0.28, P=0.049). In children exposed to GDM the correlation of fasting insulin level, HOMA2-IR, HOMA2-B and mother’s (pre-pregnancy and current) BMI was observed.

Conclusion: Children exposed to gestational diabetes in utero, in spite of similar prevalence of overweight/obesity comparing to their non-exposed peers, could have higher risk of glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus in future. Towards observed decreased insulin sensitivity and compensatory increase in insulin secretion, prevention of overweight and obesity in this group seems to be essential.

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