The Diabetes Blog

Latino women with prior pregnancy-related or “gestational” diabetes are risking diabetes.And the reason is the contraception with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, which is associated with an increase in the risk of the diabetes.



Often referred to by one brand name, Depo Provera, Depot medroxyprogesterone (DMPA) contraceptives are given by monthly injections.



For Latino women with a history of diabetes during pregnancy, Xiang from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles offers the following contraceptive advice:

“If breast-feeding, use a non-hormonal approach,” and if not breast-feeding “but with relatively high triglycerides, use a non-hormonal method or low-dose combination pills; try to avoid DMPA.’