Increased intramyocellular lipid concentration identifies impaired glucose metabolism in women with previous gestational diabetes.

Women with previous gestational diabetes (pGDM) are frequently insulin-resistant, which could relate to intramyocellular lipid content (IMCL). IMCL were measured with (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in soleus (IMCL-S) and tibialis-anterior muscles (IMCL-T) of 39 pGDM (32 +/- 2 years, waist-to-hip ratio 0.81 +/- 0.01) and 22 women with normal glucose tolerance (NGT; 31 +/- 1 years, 0.76 +/- 0.02) at 4-6 months after delivery. Body fat mass (BFM) was assessed from bioimpedance analysis, insulin sensitivity index (S(I)), and glucose effectiveness (S(G)) from insulin-modified frequently sampled glucose tolerance tests. pGDM exhibited 45% increased BFM, 35% reduced S(I) and S(G) (P < 0.05), and 40% (P < 0.05) and 55% (P < 0.005) higher IMCL-S and IMCL-T, respectively. IMCL related to body fat (BFM P < 0.005, leptin P < 0.03), but only IMCL-T correlated (P < 0.03) with S(I) and glucose tolerance index independent of BMI. Insulin-resistant pGDM (n = 17) had higher IMCL-S (+66%) and IMCL-T (+86%) than NGT and insulin-sensitive pGDM (+28%). IMCL were also higher (P < 0.005, P = 0.05) in insulin-sensitive pGDM requiring insulin treatment during pregnancy and inversely related to the gestational week of GDM diagnosis. Thus, IMCL-T reflects insulin sensitivity, whereas IMCL-S relates to obesity. IMCL could serve as an additional parameter of increased diabetes risk because it identifies insulin-resistant pGDM and those who were diagnosed earlier and/or required insulin during pregnancy.

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