Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Is Strongly Associated With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Ajmera VH, Gunderson EP, VanWagner LB, Lewis CE, Carr JJ, Terrault NA. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Is Strongly Associated With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. The American journal of gastroenterology. 2016 May;111(111). 658-64. PMID: 27002796 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4860097 NIHMSID: NIHMS781745.

Abstract

Insulin resistance is central to the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an early marker of insulin resistance. We hypothesized that a history of GDM would identify women at higher risk of NAFLD in middle age.