The progression from gestational diabetes to type 2: Study discovers biomarker-related genetic predisposition

Among those who have had gestational diabetes, about 35% will develop type 2 diabetes within a decade. A new study led by Dr. Saifur Khan, Ph.D., cardiology research faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh Vascular Medicine Institute, is the first to identify molecular mechanisms of the progression from gestational diabetes to type 2 diabetes.