High-precision wearable devices identify impact of gestational diabetes

Medical Xpress November 12, 2024
University of Geneva

A common complication linked with pregnancy, gestational diabetes increases the risk of developing metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes. Yet, its effects after childbirth remain poorly understood.

To fill this gap, a team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and EPFL, used high-precision wearable devices to monitor continuous glucose dynamics, physical activity, sleep patterns and heart rate in women with and without a diagnosis of gestational diabetes.

The results revealed persistent disturbances in glucose regulation after delivery in women who have had gestational diabetes, although their usual clinical measurements were comparable to normal. These findings, published in the journal Diabetologia, suggest...

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