{
  "id": 6968299,
  "title": "Pregnancy diabetes linked to type 2 diabetes 13 years earlier",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/pregnancy-diabetes-linked-to-type-2-diabetes-13-years-earlier",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-12T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Star BD Health",
    "slug": "daily-star-bd-health",
    "url": "https://www.thedailystar.net/health/news/pregnancy-diabetes-linked-type-2-diabetes-13-years-earlier-4271166"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent Danish study suggests that women who experience diabetes during pregnancy may be at risk of developing type 2 diabetes nearly a decade earlier than women without that history. The findings, to be presented at an upcoming European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) conference in Milan, emphasize the importance of monitoring postpartum health. Researchers examined data from 2,865 women who had given birth and later received a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Of these, 173 had contracted diabetes while pregnant. Their average age at the onset of type 2 diabetes was 43.5 years, whereas women without a history of pregnancy diabetes were diagnosed at an average age of 56.3 years. Particularly concerning was the fact that nearly four out of ten women with pregnancy diabetes were diagnosed before turning 40, compared to just six in every 100 women without the condition. These women were also twice as likely to require insulin treatment sooner after their type 2 diabetes diagnosis. Despite similar body weight, blood sugar control, and other diabetes-related health issues between the groups, the study underscores the need for regular check-ups following pregnancy to detect early warning signs and ensure timely medical intervention.",
  "summary": "Pregnancy diabetes may disappear after childbirth, but its shadow can stretch far into a woman’s future.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}