| Table 1: Demographic and metabolic data on pregnant women with and without insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) | ||
| Mean (and standard error of the mean [SEM]) | ||
| Parameters | Women without IDDM n = 5 | Women with IDDM n = 6 |
| Age, yr | 27.4 (1.1) | 28.4 (4.1) |
| Duration of diabetes, yr | 16.3 (4.9) | |
| Weight, kg | ||
| At 16 weeks' gestation | 57.4 (4.2) | 65.0 (4.9) |
| At 32 weeks' gestation | 67.2 (3.7) | 75.5 (5.7) |
| At 24 weeks postpartum | 59.1 (3.5) | 69.2 (5.3) |
| HbA1c, % | ||
| At 16 weeks' gestation | 4.2 (0.2) | 5.5 (0.4) |
| At 32 weeks' gestation | 4.1 (0.2) | 4.9 (0.4) |
| At 24 weeks postpartum | 4.2 (0.2) | 6.0 (0.7) |
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