Diabetic twin pregnancy: an unequal result.
A diabetic mother produced twins dissimilar in both appearance and blood biochemistry--one being clearly macrosomic and "hyperinsulinised" at delivery, the other apparently normal. It is suggested that the development of fetal hyperinsulinism may depend not only on maternal blood-glucose control but also on fetal blood-supply or genetic factors.
D000328:Adult; D001722:Birth Order; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000097:blood; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009765:Obesity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000097:blood*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple
D001786:Blood Glucose