{"id":25518,"date":"2025-04-07T22:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T22:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=25518"},"modified":"2025-04-07T23:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:27:44","slug":"new-study-links-diabetes-during-pregnancy-to-greater-a-d-h-d-risk-in-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=25518","title":{"rendered":"New Study Links Diabetes During Pregnancy to Greater A.D.H.D. Risk in Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Researchers reviewed data from more than 56 million pregnancies to examine the connection between diabetes and A.D.H.D., autism and intellectual disability.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-2fd7d53c\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">The Latest<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Maternal diabetes, a pregnancy complication that can affect <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34883186\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">up to a third<\/a> of women globally, is linked with a higher risk of neurodevelopmental issues in children, a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/landia\/article\/PIIS2213-8587(25)00036-1\/fulltext\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">large new study<\/a> found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The study, which was published in the journal Lancet Diabetes &amp; Endocrinology on Monday, adds to a growing body of evidence that ties maternal diabetes to a range of health complications for both <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC10041873\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the mother<\/a> and the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/e-dmj.org\/journal\/view.php?doi=10.4093\/dmj.2022.0348\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">child<\/a>. Though the findings describe only a correlation, experts said the data underscored the need for screening and early treatment of diabetes, a condition that is becoming more common worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the United States, an estimated <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/php\/data-research\/index.html\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">10 percent of women<\/a> had diagnosed diabetes in 2021, and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/diabetes.org\/living-with-diabetes\/pregnancy\/gestational-diabetes#:~:text=Gestational%20diabetes%20(GDM)%E2%80%94diabetes,have%20it%20after%20giving%20birth.\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">9 percent<\/a> of pregnant American women develop gestational diabetes every year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe\u2019ve known for some time that there\u2019s some link between elevated glucose levels in pregnancy and future neurodevelopmental disorders,\u201d said Dr. Elizabeth Halprin, who is chief of adult diabetes at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston and was not involved in the study. The new findings speak \u201cto the need to control diabetes during pregnancy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-58147e68\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">The Research<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The analysis, which pooled data from 202 studies on more than 56 million pregnancies around the world, examined outcomes for children whose mothers had Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes while pregnant, or were diagnosed with gestational diabetes. These conditions are collectively referred to as \u201cmaternal diabetes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Even when studies accounted for other factors like a woman\u2019s age or body mass index, children born to women who had diabetes during pregnancy were 28 percent more likely to have a neurodevelopmental issue than children whose mothers didn\u2019t have the disease. The risks of A.D.H.D. and intellectual disability were slightly higher compared with those of other issues, like autism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-kbghgg\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Though the findings describe only a correlation, experts said the data underscored the need for screening and early treatment of diabetes, a condition that is becoming more common worldwide.In the United States, an estimated 10 percent of women had diagnosed diabetes in 2021, and 9 percent of pregnant American women develop gestational diabetes every year.\u201cWe\u2019ve known for some time that there\u2019s some link between elevated glucose levels in pregnancy and future neurodevelopmental disorders,\u201d said Dr. Elizabeth Halprin, who is chief of adult diabetes at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston and was not involved in the study. The new findings speak \u201cto the need to control diabetes during pregnancy,\u201d she added.The ResearchThe analysis, which pooled data from 202 studies on more than 56 million pregnancies around the world, examined outcomes for children whose mothers had Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes while pregnant, or were diagnosed with gestational diabetes. These conditions are collectively referred to as \u201cmaternal diabetes.\u201dEven when studies accounted for other factors like a woman\u2019s age or body mass index, children born to women who had diabetes during pregnancy were 28 percent more likely to have a neurodevelopmental issue than children whose mothers didn\u2019t have the disease. The risks of A.D.H.D. and intellectual disability were slightly higher compared with those of other issues, like autism.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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