We are grateful to the women who participated at this study
and the members of the Brazilian Gestational Diabetes Study
group.
The study was supported in part by the Brazilian Ministry
of Health, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO),
Awards for Groups of Excellence (PRONEX No. 661041/1998-0)
ofthe Brazilian National Councilfor Technologic and Scientific
Development (CNPq), the Foundation for the Support of
Research of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS),
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation, Becton Dickinson, Bayer
of Brasil and Biobra´s