Iron: how much is too much?

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• 作者：Aidan McElduff
• 关键词：Diabetes ; Diabetes risk ; Gestational diabetes ; Hyperferritinaemia ; Iron overload ; Pregnant
• 刊名：Diabetologia
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：60
• 期：2
• 页码：237-239
• 全文大小：225KB
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Internal Medicine; Metabolic Diseases; Human Physiology;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1432-0428
• 卷排序：60

文摘

Gross iron overload has long been known to result in diabetes mellitus. However, it is now thought that milder levels of iron overload, possibly within the normal range, also increase the risk of diabetes mellitus. The article by Rawal et al in this issue (Diabetologia doi: 10.1007/s00125-016-4149-3) provides further support for the relationship between mild degrees of iron overload and the risk of gestational diabetes. The purpose of this commentary is to briefly discuss the background of this relationship and the implications it may have for routine pregnancy care.