Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects many women in pregnancy and is enhanced by
epidemic conditions of obesity, increasing age at the time of the first pregnancy, stressful life …

Omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are increasingly being used to prevent
cardiovascular diseases, including diabetes and obesity. In this paper, we report data on the …

Glucagon is secreted from the pancreatic alpha cells and plays an important role in the
maintenance of glucose homeostasis, by interacting with insulin. The plasma glucose levels …

The fundamental models underlying hormonal physiological regulation and homeostasis
remain poorly understood. We aimed to derive quantitative evidence regarding these …

The morbidity of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing and is associated with
adverse perinatal outcomes and long-term maternal and infant health. The exact mechanism …

Objectives Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) has been demonstrated to be beneficial for
glucose metabolism in animal and in vitro studies. However, its role in humans is still …

The objective of this feasibility study is to predict the metabolic condition in women with a
history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) from the shape of oral glucose tolerance test …

We examined the physiological and metabolic responses of 24 active late pregnant women
to 40 min of vigorous (95% ventilatory threshold) steady-state treadmill exercise followed by …

Physiological and endocrine adaptations occur in the mother in response to the demands of
pregnancy. These demands include support of the fetus (volume support, nutritional and …

Objectives Our goal was to test whether an enzymatic, colorimetric assay, the WAKO NEFA
kit, provides information equivalent to liquid chromatography (LC) LC-based measures of …