The Belgian Diabetes in Pregnancy follow-up study (BEDIP FUS)

Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy. Women and children with a history of GDM have a high risk to develop type 2 diabetes (T2DM) after delivery. In this research project we will investigate how the long-term metabolic risk can more accurately be predicted in a follow-up cohort of the ‘Belgian Diabetes in Pregnancy study’ (BEDIP-N). We will study the relationship between maternal weight, degree of body fat and degree of evaluated sugar levels in pregnancy on the long-term metabolic risk of at least 906 women and offspring pairs 3-7 years after the delivery across different gestational glucose tolerance groups. In addition, we will study whether a promising new biomarker, glycated CD59, is a good predictor for the long-term metabolic risk.

Keywords:gestational diabetes mellitus, diabetes, postpartum, offspring, metabolic syndrome, obesity

Disciplines:Medical informatics