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Comparison with previous literature

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Concepts

1. Prior Research

   "Previous research shows that higher pre-pregnancy BMI, fasting glucose, and OGTT readings increase the likelihood of requiring insulin therapy7–9; however, these studies assessed only insulin initiat

2. Dose Prediction

   "Although our results also highlight an association between these factors and insulin dose requirement, they do not support the use of these variables as strong determinants of insulin dose. To the be