Pennington to study possible link between pregnancy and type 2 diabetes

Pennington Biomedical Research Center announced this morning that it’s looking for participants for a new clinical trial to determine if a mother’s health during pregnancy plays a part in her children developing type 2 diabetes. The study will look at siblings with the same mother and father who were raised together and are now young adults. Previous studies have shown people who have family members with diabetes have a higher risk of developing the disease themselves, but the reasons for this correlation remain unclear. A possible link may be that the mother had diabetes during her pregnancy. The study will be open to adult sibling pairs whose mother had gestational diabetes with one but not the other sibling. Those wishing to participate must complete a screening visit to determine eligibility. Participants will be required to have a 32-hour stay in the inpatient clinic and will receive up to $300 for participation. More information is available here or by calling 763-3000.