[Urinary glycosaminoglycan excretion in children born to diabetic mothers].

Glycosaminoglycan excretion with the urine was determined in 108 children born to mothers suffering from diabetes mellitus. In children with potential and latent diabetes, glycosaminoglycan excretion was increased as compared to children without diabetes mellitus aggravated heredity. The frequency of detection of increased glycosaminoglycan excretion in children did not depend on the length of the disease and its severity in mothers. Glycosaminoglycan excretion with the urine in potential diabetes of children may be regarded as a criterion of the risk of development of microcirculation disturbances of diabetic nature.