To investigate whether there are subclinical abnormalities of glucose metabolism in women
with previous gestational diabetes that are consistent with a high incidence of diabetes
mellitus in later life, eight patients with previous gestational diabetes and normal oral
glucose tolerance were evaluated by means of body composition studies, intravenous
glucose tolerance tests, and the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp coupled with 6-6
dideuterated glucose infusion, indirect calorimetry, and measurement of islet cell antibodies …