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The Diabetes in Pregnancy Group of North America was est. 1997. We support collaborative approaches to overcoming the health burden of diabetes-in-pregnancy.

North America
Joined October 2023
Pregnancy Is an Endurance Test. Why Not Train for It? nytimes.com/2023/11/01/well/… – at Dallas, TX
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Amazing session this morning on #SDoH social determinants of health with @KartikVenk84 @ChloeZeraMD Alyce Thomas, Nahida Chakhtoura, Lynn M. Yee, @VictoriaTolbert, highlighting the need for more research to achieve #equity and reduce #disparities #DPSG2023
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So great to have @drcynthiagyamfi kick off this 3-day event!
Honored and humbled to give the inaugural Elizabeth Thom, PhD lecture at the 17th biennial meeting of the #Diabetes in #Pregnancy Study Group of North America. Celebrating Liz and the work of the @NICHD_NIH #MFMU. #gestationaldiabetes #GDM #clinicaltrials @UCSD_ObGyn
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25th Anniversary celebration #DPSG2023
Celebrating DPSG on its 25th anniversary! ⁦@PalatnikAnna⁩ ⁦@stevegabbe⁩
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.@YaleMedicine Kevan Herold discusses 2022 @US_FDA approval of teplizumab, an anti-CD3 humanized antibody that delays onset of Type1 #diabetes, the only approved drug for autoimmune disease and only other drug for T1D since insulin #DPSG2023
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Lorie Harper @DellMedSchool and @ebonycartermd @UNCMedCenter trying to get us past decades-long debate of 1 vs. 2 tests for gestational #diabetes screening during #pregnancy--US is one of the only remaining countries routinely using 2-test screening #dpsg2023 Which is better?
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In utero exposure to dysglycemia in 1st trimester increases risk of impaired glucose tolerance in adulthood, 3rd tri increases risk of morbid #obesity in adulthood, and during both 1st & 3rd increases risk of beta cell dysfunction per Shelley Erlich of @CincyChildrens #dpsg2023 – at Falls Church, VA
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.@YoelSadovsky @MageeWomens presenting on extracellular vescicles: there are 5 bn EVs per ml of plasma and 10x that in pregnancy; in gestational #diabetes number and cargo type are different #DPSG2023
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"The fetus is 6x the size of the #placenta, but the placenta has 6x the metabolic activity of the fetus," says Leslie Myatt of @OHSUNews of its importance #DOHaD #DPSG2023
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Dr. Priscilla White served #sugarfree muffins to her group meetings to remind her trainees what life is like for those with #type1diabetes, that's #dedication #dpsg2023 – at Annandale, VA
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Full room today @dpsg_na @InovaHealth Fairfax learning about some greats in early #diabetes care – at Falls Church, VA
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Steven Gabbe of @OSUWexMed and wife honor Priscilla White's legacy in recognizing the need for and establishing #diabetes care and classification at @JoslinDiabetes – at Falls Church, VA
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Thank you @fairfaxcounty for recognizing #diabetes in #pregnancy! – at Falls Church, VA
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Katherine Grantz of @NICHD_NIH on the increase of #pregestationaldiabetes and #gdm increase risk of neonatal #morbidity/#mortality and later in life health issues including #diabetes
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Roberto Romero of @NICHD_NIH on the many #biomarkers that may help predict vascular lesions, #preeclampsia and improve outcomes for #pregnancy
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Soundcheck and last minute preparations! Will you join us? events.dpsg-na.com/
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Published on @MDEdgeObGyn last week: A focus on women with #diabetes and their offspring discusses the need for ongoing research for diabetes-in-pregnancy mdedge.com/obgyn/article/266…
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Join us this week at @InovaFairfax for our 25th anniversary celebration events.dpsg-na.com/home #diabetes #pregnancy
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