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Feeding infants of diabetic mothers
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In general, breast feeding protects against later obesity and diabetes. Infants of diabetic mothers have an increased risk of later obesity and glucose intolerance. It might be thought, therefore, that breast feeding might protect the infants of diabetic mothers from these later developments but the milk of diabetic mothers contains more glucose, insulin, and energy than that of nondiabetic mothers, especially in …