Pregnancy and Diabetes
Authors: ELSIE R. CARRINTON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Editorials1 July 1963Pregnancy and DiabetesELSIE R. CARRINTON, M.D.ELSIE R. CARRINTON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-1-120 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe combination of diabetes mellitus and pregnancy poses more controversial and provocative problems than almost any other problem appearing in gravid women. Although adverse effects of each upon the other are recognized clinically, these are poorly understood. The wide differences of opinion referable to practically every aspect of diabetic pregnancies illustrate the magnitude of the perplexities and the extensive fields for medical research.Current studies exploring various genetic aspects of diabetes offer new concepts and the promise of solving some of the mysteries now harassing internist, obstetrician, and pediatrican alike. Causes for the frequent first appearance of diabetes during the...References1. CONNFAJANS JWSS: The prediabetic state. A concept of dynamic resistance to a genetic diabetogenic influence. Amer. J. Med. 31: 839, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. O'SULLIVAN JB: Gestational Diabetes. Unsuspected asymptomatic diabetes in pregnancy. New Eng. J. Med. 264: 1082, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. FREINKELGOODNER NCJ: Carbohydrate metabolism in pregnancy. I. The metabolism of insulin by human placental tissue. J. Clin. Invest. 39: 116, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. CARRINGTONMESSICK ERRR: Diabetogenic effects of pregnancy. A 10-year survey. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynec. 85: 669, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. JACKSON WP: The cortisone glucose tolerance test with special reference to the prediction of diabetes. Diabetes 10: 33, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. REMEIN QR: A current estimate of the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the U. S. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 82: 229, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. HAGBARD L: Pregnancy and diabetes mellitus. Acta Obstet. Gynec. Scand. 35 (supp. 1): 1, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. GREENETOUCHSTONE JWJC: Urinary estriol as an Index of placental function. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynec. 85: 1, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. VALLANCE-OWENLILLEY JM: Insulin antagonism in the plasma of obese diabetics and prediabetics. Lancet 1: 806, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. LOWYBLANSHARDPHEAR CGD: Antagonism of insulin by albumin. Lancet 1: 802, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Obsetrics and Gynecology Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania Philadelphia 29, Pennsylvania PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByComparative validity of oral and intravenous glucose tolerance tests in pregnancy 1 July 1963Volume 59, Issue 1_Part_1Page: 120-124KeywordsDiabetes mellitusGeneticsGestational diabetesPregnancy Issue Published: 1 July 1963 PDF DownloadLoading ...