Insulin requirements during lactation in women with diabetes mellitus type 1 in comparison with pre-pregnancy levels : A 10-year retrospective study

The metabolic profile variability of women with diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) during breastfeeding, leads to a reassessment in managing glycemia, mainly to prevent hypoglycemia. In this retrospective study we assessed insulin needs, vis-à-vis breastfeeding in DM1. A 10.7% reduction of daily insulin dosage, compared to pre-pregnancy insulin needs, was noted in women who breastfed exclusively versus 10.8% in those who supplemented breastfeeding (p = NS). Women who experienced hypoglycemic episodes, tended (but not significantly) to be younger (p = 0.10), with longer duration of DM1 and more weight gain in pregnancy. Exclusive breastfeeding was associated with younger age (p = 0.04), regardless of hypoglycemia (p = 0.25).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

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Health care for women international - 43(2022), 1-3 vom: 29. Jan., Seite 309-312

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kakoulidis, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Ilias, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Linardi, Anastasia [VerfasserIn]
Michou, Aikaterini [VerfasserIn]
Milionis, Charalampos [VerfasserIn]
Lekkou, Anastasia [VerfasserIn]
Venaki, Evangelia [VerfasserIn]
Koukkou, Eftychia [VerfasserIn]

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Insulin
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Date Completed 14.03.2022

Date Revised 14.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07399332.2021.1959588

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NLM331284731