Gestational diabetes mellitus and macrosomia predispose to diabetes in the Lebanese population

Aims: The Middle East has the fastest rising rate of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) worldwide, with Lebanon having 15.8% of its population affected. This study aims at studying Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), and macrosomia as risk factors of T2DM in Lebanon...

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Main Authors: Michella Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Zeina Mehanna, Layal Abi Farraj, Angelique K. Salloum, Pierre A. Zalloua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214623718301376