PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Parry, Nicola ED - Gillman, Matthew W. TI - Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Improves Short-Term Outcomes in Offspring DP - 2014 Aug 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 24--24 VI - 14 IP - 19 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/19/24.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/19/24.full AB - This article discusses the relation between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and macrosomia, neonatal morbidity, and childhood obesity. Also presented is data demonstrating that treatment of GDM improves short-term fetal and neonatal outcomes, but does not reduce obesity in offspring at the age of 4 to 5 years.