In a message dated 9/28/2006 6:37:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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We have the ongoing issues of babies whose mothers experience diabetesin
pregnancy, being given large volumes of formula in the first 3 days to maintain
blood sugars.
Dear Friends:
This particular situation makes me upset. Giving formula in the first
days of life to a baby that already has a risk factor for diabetes only adds
another major risk factor to that baby's life.
While gestational diabetes is not the same as Type I diabetes, many
mothers with gestational diabetes will go on to develop a chronic form of this
disease later in life.
There is so much published on this topic, including a 1994 AAP policy
recommending breastfeeding and delaying the introduction of cow's milk proteins
for babies at genetic risk of Type I. I've included only 3 of these articles; a
google or PubMed search will yield many, many more.
What's wrong with colostrum and skin to skin for keeping a baby's blood
sugar elevated???
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Diabetes, Vol 48, Issue 7 1389-1394,
Cow's milk formula feeding induces primary immunization to insulin in
infants at genetic risk for type 1 diabetes
O Vaarala, M Knip, J Paronen, AM Hamalainen, P
Muona, M Vaatainen, J Ilonen, O Simell and HK Akerblom
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BMJ. 2000 October 28; 321(7268): 1040
Early exposure to cows' milk raises risk of diabetes in high risk children
Scott Gottlieb
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Diabetologia. 1998 Jan;41(1):72-8.
Significance of cow's milk protein antibodies as risk factor for childhood
IDDM: interactions with dietary cow's milk intake and HLA-DQB1 genotype.
Childhood Diabetes in Finland Study Group.
Saukkonen T, Virtanen SM, Karppinen M, Reijonen H, Ilonen J, Rasanen L,
Akerblom HK, Savilahti
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warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Adjunct Faculty, Union Institute and University, Lactation Program
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
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