In the February 1999 issue of "Shape Presents Fit Pregnancy" (a
health/diet/exercise-type magazine) is a little blurb titled "Diabetes Alert."

"Just a few years ago, breastfeeding moms received an OK from the Food and
Drug Administration to take the 'mini-pill,' a progestin-only oral
contraceptive that doesn't interfere with milk production.  But research
conducted at the University of Southern California School of Medicine in Los
Angeles and reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association now
warns that for certain women, taking the mini-pill while breastfeeding may
increase the risk of chronic, non-inuslin-dependent diabetes.  The study of
more than 900 Latinas found that those who'd been diagnosed with gestational
diabetes and then took mini-pills while breastfeeding had an almost
threefold risk of developing type II diabetes within a year, compared with
those who used different contraception."

Just thought this was interesting . . . . another reason not to take the
mini-pill while breastfeeding, even if the FDA does claim it doesn't affect
milk supply.

Kathy Dettwyler