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In this ancillary study of the Metformin in Gestational Diabetes (MiG) Trial, a prospective, randomised, multicentre trial in New Zealand and Australia, the investigators compare several circulating markers of metabolic risk in women with gestational diabetes (GDM) and in the cord blood of their offspring, to determine the differences between those treated with metformin or insulin during pregnancy.
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In 236 metformin-treated and 242 insulin-treated women, fasting glucose, lipids, triglycerides (TGs), high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein and C reactive protein (CRP) were measured at randomisation (20–33 weeks’ gestation), at 36 weeks and at 6–8 weeks postpartum, as well as in cord blood. Treatment-group differences …
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