The risk of developing a recurring case of gestational diabetes rises as women have more pregnancies, new research finds.Women who developed the disease in their first pregnancy were about 13 times more likely to develop it again in their second pregnancy, and 26 more likely in their third pregnancy, compared with women without previous gestational diabetes, according to the study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. A summary of the study appears in DiabetesinControl.com.
The data suggested the most recent case of gestational diabetes was the most influential, since about 44% of women with a diagnosis in their second but not first pregnancy developed the disease, compared to 23% of those with the disease in their first but not second pregnancy.
Hispanics, Asians and Pacific Islanders had roughly double the risk compared with whites, even when controlling to factors including age and education. Their higher consumption of rice, linked to elevated sugar and insulin levels, may explain the disparity, the researchers said.
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