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CoQ10 levels elevated in women with gestational diabetes.  The authors proposed that this was an adaptation to increased oxidative stress.

Study finds that fatty acid and carbohydrate metabolism markers can be used to assess gestational diabetes risk in pregnancy.  

Inositol shown to improve insulin resistance in women with gestational diabetes.

probiotic therapy improves insulin resistance, and reduces inflammation in pregnant women with gestational diabetes.

Review (4 studies) found that 6-8 weeks of probiotic therapy of pregnant women with gestational diabetes improved insulin resistance.

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Exercise reduces Gestational Diabetes risk in Obese pregnant women.  The amount of exercise was quite limited: 30 minutes cycling for 3 days/week only. No increased risk of preterm delivery as well.

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Gestational Diabetes risk may just begin in the gut flora.

Vitamin D3 replacement was found to decrease fasting glucose, decrease insulin, increase insulin sensitivity, and decrease total cholesterol and LDL in pregnant women with gestational diabetes.  The dosing here was 50,000 IU x 2 doses taken 3 weeks apart. 

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar. Diabetes can be caused by too little insulin, resistance to insulin, or both. To understand diabetes, it is important to first understand the normal process by which food is broken down and used by the body for energy. Several things happen when food is digested: A sugar called glucose enters the bloodstream. Glucose is a source of fuel for the body. An organ called the pancreas makes insulin. The role of insulin is to move glucose from the bloodstream into muscle, fat, and liver cells, where it can be used as fuel. People with diabetes have high blood sugar because their body cannot move sugar into fat, liver, and muscle cells to be stored for energy. This is because either: Their pancreas does not make enough insulin Their cells do not respond to insulin normally Both of the above There are two major types of diabetes. The causes and risk factors are different for each type: Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age, but it is most often diagnosed in children, teens, or young adults. In this disease, the body makes little or no insulin. Daily injections of insulin are needed. The exact cause is unknown. Type 2 diabetes makes up most diabetes cases. It most often occurs in adulthood. However, because of high obesity rates, teens and young adults are now being diagnosed with it. Many people with type 2 diabetes do not know they have it. Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar that develops at any time during pregnancy in a woman who does not have diabetes. Diabetes affects more than 20 million Americans. Over 40 million Americans have pre-diabetes (which often comes before type 2 diabetes).

IV magnesium shown to reduce risk of cerebral palsy in meta-analysis.

Pilot study and only abstract available here: Low CoQ10 levels found in amniotic sample in preterm delivered pregnancies; not difference was found in serum levels.

Obesity of pregnant mothers effect the future cardiovascular health of their future children. The time to work on the health of your future children, is before couples actually get pregnant.

Weight loss surgery associated with increased rate of pre-term delivery and SGA.

Interesting, yet not surprising.  TNF-alpha has strong correlation with IR in pregnancy.  This follows metabolic endotoxemia pathophysiology.  I believe this could be used to assess risk for PIH...

Current recommendations for dietary protein intake during pregnancy is to low.  New study points to 1.22 g/kg and 1.52 g/kg requirements for first and third trimester.