gestational diabetes Archives

Aging Mothers, Changing Risks: Inside Korea’s Gestational Diabetes Epidemic

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — More than one in eight expectant mothers in South Korea now develop gestational diabetes, a ten-year study has found, prompting government efforts to track and prevent the long-term health risks that can follow both mothers and their children. The Korean Diabetes Association and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s [...]

Medical Researchers Find Correlation Between Noisy Evenings and Gestational Diabetes

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Research conducted by Seoul National University’s Department of Preventive Medicine and the Institute of Health and Environment has uncovered a correlation between gestational diabetes and nocturnal noise levels. The subjects of the study were 18,165 pregnant women between the ages of 20 and 49. From 2002 to 2013, the [...]