Children from mothers with diabetes are at increased risk for heart disease

08 December 2019, 18:47 | Health 
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The authors of the study tracked over 2.4 million children from Denmark for 40 years.. The likelihood of developing heart disease increased by 25% in people born to mothers with diabetes.

A new study showed that the presence of diabetes in a future mother increases the likelihood of heart disease in her child. In particular, children born to mothers with diabetes were 34% more likely to experience early development of cardiovascular disease.. It was about women whose diabetes was diagnosed before pregnancy.. As for mothers with gestational diabetes, which occurs during pregnancy, the risk of heart disease in such children increased by 19%.

This study covered a period of 40 years, and its results are published in the British Medical Journal.. Danish scientists from Aarhus University Hospital say heart disease is highest in children from mothers who have diabetes complications like kidney disease. Researchers warn that there is no difference in the incidence of cardiovascular disease among children born to mothers with type 1 or type 2 diabetes..

They emphasize that elevated sugar levels in early pregnancy have a significant effect on the development of children's heart.. However, the results of this study are purely observational, they do not prove the presence of cause and effect, which can be done in the course of further scientific work. Previously, science has already received confirmation that gestational diabetes increases the likelihood of risk factors for heart diseases such as high blood pressure and high blood sugar in children born from such mothers.

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