Lowering the chance of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes
Official title: Policy levers to reduce diabetes after gestational diabetes
Funded at Columbia University Health Sciences · NIH-11290843 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project looks at how neighborhood conditions and public policies might help lower the chance of type 2 diabetes for women who had high blood sugar during pregnancy.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Columbia University Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | December 9, 2023 |
| Project end | February 29, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $609,246 |
| NIH project number | 5R01DK134725-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-11290843 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Women who experienced gestational diabetes—particularly those who gave birth in New York City and represent Black, Hispanic, South Asian, East Asian, or White racial/ethnic groups—are the primary focus.
✕Less likely to help
People who never had gestational diabetes, men, or women living outside the study's geographic scope are unlikely to receive direct benefit from this specific project.
What this research studies
If you had high blood sugar during pregnancy (gestational diabetes), researchers linked New York City birth records with city HbA1c lab results to follow a large, multiethnic group of women after delivery. They will compare diabetes rates across racial and ethnic groups and examine neighborhood factors such as access to healthy food, healthcare, and housing that may affect risk in the postpartum years. The team is searching for policy "levers"—changes at the neighborhood or city level—that could reduce later diabetes and related heart disease. This work builds on the APPLE NYC cohort of births from 2009–2017 and uses population-level data rather than enrolling a new clinical trial cohort.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could identify policies that reduce postpartum diabetes and lower long-term diabetes and cardiovascular risk for women who had gestational diabetes.
How similar studies have gone: Prior studies have focused on individual risk factors after gestational diabetes, but linking birth certificates with HbA1c registries to target neighborhood and policy interventions is relatively novel.
Where this research is happening
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Columbia University Health Sciences
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Janevic, Teresa — Columbia University Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Janevic, Teresa
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.