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- Title
Determinants of Maternal Insulin Resistance during Pregnancy: An Updated Overview.
- Authors
Kampmann, Ulla; Knorr, Sine; Fuglsang, Jens; Ovesen, Per
- Abstract
Insulin resistance changes over time during pregnancy, and in the last half of the pregnancy, insulin resistance increases considerably and can become severe, especially in women with gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Numerous factors such as placental hormones, obesity, inactivity, an unhealthy diet, and genetic and epigenetic contributions influence insulin resistance in pregnancy, but the causal mechanisms are complex and still not completely elucidated. In this review, we strive to give an overview of the many components that have been ascribed to contribute to the insulin resistance in pregnancy. Knowledge about the causes and consequences of insulin resistance is of extreme importance in order to establish the best possible treatment during pregnancy as severe insulin resistance can result in metabolic dysfunction in both mother and offspring on a short as well as long-term basis.
- Subjects
INSULIN resistance; GESTATIONAL diabetes; TYPE 2 diabetes; PREGNANCY; RESISTANCE to change
- Publication
Journal of Diabetes Research, 2019, p1
- ISSN
2314-6745
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2019/5320156