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CHOICE for Gestational Diabetes: Flexibility in Carbohydrate Content to Facilitate Lifelong Health

Author: Synneva Hagen-Lillevik, PhD, MS, RDN; Emily Dunn, MS, RDN, CDE; Claire Ingram, PA-C; Linda A. Barbour, MD, MSPH, FACP; and Teri L. Hernandez, PhD, RN
Journal: Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity
Date: 2025

Randomization to a Provided Higher-Complex-Carbohydrate

Versus Conventional Diet in Gestational Diabetes Results in

Similar Maternal 24-Hour Glycemia and Newborn Adiposity

Author: Teri L. Hernandez, Sarah S. Farabi, Bailey K. Fosdick, Nicole Hirsch, Emily Z. Dunn, Kristy Rolloff, John P. Corbett, Elizabeth Haugen, Tyson Marden, Janine Higgins, Jacob E. Friedman, and Linda A. Barbour
Journal: Diabetes Care
Date: July 2023

Sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy: a developmental origin of offspring obesity?

Authors: Sarah S Farabi, Linda A Barbour, Teri L Hernandez
Journal: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Date: April 2021

Low-Carbohydrate Diets for Gestational Diabetes

Authors: Sarah S Farabi and Teri L Hernandez
Journal: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Date: July 2019

Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Associated with Altered Glycemic Patterns in Pregnant Women with Obesity

Authors: Sarah S. Farabi, Linda A. Barbour, Kristy Heiss, Nicole M. Hirsch, Emily Dunn, Teri L. Hernandez
Journal: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Date: February 2019

Maternal Lipids and Fetal Overgrowth: Making Fat from Fat

Authors: Linda A. Barbour and Teri L. Hernandez
Journal: Clinical Therapeutics
Date: October 2018

Postprandial Triglycerides Predict Newborn Fat More Strongly than Glucose in Women with Obesity in Early Pregnancy

Authors: Linda A. Barbour, Sarah S. Farabi, Jacob E. Friedman, Nicole M. Hirsch, Melanie S. Reece, Rachael E. Van Pelt, and Teri L. Hernandez
Journal: The Obesity Society
Date: June 2018

Maternal Non-glycemic Contributors to Fetal Growth in Obesity and Gestational Diabetes: Spotlight on Lipids

Authors: Linda A. Barbour and Teri L. Hernandez
Journal: Current Diabetes Reports
Date: May 2018

Nutrition therapy within and beyond gestational

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Author: Teri L. Hernandez, Archana Mande, Linda A. Barbour
Journal: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Date: April 2018

Placental lipoprotein lipase activity is positively associated with newborn

adiposity

Author: Margaret J.R. Heerwagen, Diane L. Gumina , Teri L. Hernandez, Rachael E. Van Pelt, Anita W. Kramer, Rachel C. Janssen, Dalan R. Jensen, Theresa L. Powell, Jacob E. Friedman, Virginia D. Winn, Linda A. Barbour
Journal: Placenta
Date: February 2018

Re-examination of the estimated average requirement for carbohydrate

intake during pregnancy: Addition of placental glucose consumption

Author: Teri L. Hernandez, Paul J. Rozance
Journal: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Date: May 2016

Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Randomized to a Higher-Complex Carbohydrate/Low-Fat Diet Manifest Lower Adipose Tissue Insulin Resistance, Inflammation, Glucose, and Free Fatty Acids: A Pilot Study

Author: Teri L Hernandez, Rachael E Van Pelt, Molly A Anderson, Melanie S Reece, Regina M Reynolds, Becky A de la Houssaye, Margaret Heerwagen, William T Donahoo, Linda J Daniels, Catherine Chartier-Logan, Rachel C Janssen, Jacob E Friedman, Linda A Barbour
Journal: Diabetes Care
Date: January 2016

A Higher-Complex Carbohydrate Diet in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Achieves Glucose Targets and Lowers Postprandial Lipids: A Randomized Crossover Study

Author: Teri L. Hernandez, Rachael E. Van Pelt, Molly A. Anderson, Linda J. Daniels, Nancy A. West, William T. Donahoo, Jacob E. Friedman, and Linda A. Barbour
Journal: Diabetes Care
Date: May 2014

Patterns of Glycemia in Normal Pregnancy: Should the current therapeutic targets be challenged?

Author: Teri L. Hernandez, PHD; Jacob E. Friedman, PHD; Rachael E. Van Pelt, PHD; Linda A. Barbour, MD
Journal: Diabetes Care
Date: July 2011

Additional Articles

201-OR: Fasting and Postprandial Triglycerides in Early Pregnancy Correlate with Mean Glucose and Time-in-Range by CGM at 28 Weeks of Gestation

Authors: Linda A. Barbour, Bailey K. Fosdick, Emily Z. Dunn, Stephanie Pierce, Kristy P. Rolloff, Elizabeth Phillips, Laura K. Moss, Jocelyn Phipers, Rodney K. Edwards, Jacob E. Friedman, Teri L. Hernandez
Journal: The Journal of American Diabetes Association
Date: June 2024

Human milk imparts higher insulin concentration in infants born to women with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Authors: Rachel L Rodel, Sarah S Farabi, Nicole M Hirsch, Kristy P Rolloff, Bryan McNair, Teri L Hernandez, Nancy F Krebs, Linda A Barbour, Bridget E Young
Journal: The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Date: July 2021

Metformin for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Progeny, Perspective, and a Personalized Approach

Authors: Linda A. Barbour and Denice S. Feig
Journal: Diabetes Care
Date: March 2019

Continuous Glucose Monitoring in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Not Quite Ready for ‘Plug and Play’

Authors: Teri L.Hernandez, William W. Hay Jr, Paul Joseph Rozance
Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition
Date: November 2018

Nutrition Therapy Within and Beyond Gestational Diabetes

Authors: Teri L. Hernandez, Archana Mande, Linda A. Barbour
Journal: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Date: November 2018

Nutrition Therapy in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Time to Move Forward

Authors: Teri L. Hernandez and Jennie C. Brand-Miller
Journal: Diabetes Care
Date: July 2018

A Cautionary Response to SMFM Statement: Pharmacological Treatment of Gestational Diabetes

Authors: Linda A. Barbour, et al
Journal: American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Date: June 2018

Changing Perspectives in Pre-Existing Diabetes and Obesity in Pregnancy: Maternal and Infant Short- and Long-Term Outcomes

Author: Linda A. Barbour
Journal: Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity
Date: 2014

Unresolved Controversies in Gestational Diabetes: Implications on Maternal and Fetal Health

Author: Linda A. Barbour
Journal: Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity
Date: 2014