Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Influence of Maternal Glycemia on Breast Milk Composition and Volume Ingested by Infants of Mothers With Type 1 Diabetes
Authors' conclusion
Maternal glucose is associated with breast milk glucose and fructose in women with T1D but not with volume of breast milk consumed.
Study context
- Population
- Breastfeeding mothers with T1D (maternal CGM data) and women without T1D47 milk samples (T1D)
- Participants
- 11 vs 5
- Exposure
- Mothers with T1D vs without T1D
- T1Dn = 11
- Without T1Dn = 5reference
- Outcome
- Relationships between maternal glucose and breast milk composition and volume ingested by infants
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Maternal glucose correlated with breast milk glucose and fructose
- No correlation with lactose, protein, fatty acids, leptin, or volume consumed
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Breast milk glucose
Breast milk leptin
- Breast milk glucose: higher in women with T1D
- Breast milk leptin: higher in women with T1D
Breast milk leptin vs volume consumed
- Correlation
- r = 0.394; P = 0.008
Original publication
Influence of Maternal Glycemia on Breast Milk Composition and Volume Ingested by Infants of Mothers With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. Published 15 April 2025. doi:10.
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