IL6 and gestational diabetes: IL-6 levels were significantly elevated in adipose tissue explants from GDM mothers compared to controls (239.08±7.5 vs. 199.43±4.4 pg/ml/mg; p<0.004) (Figure 2A) and similarly, GDM placentae released significantly more IL-6 compared to control placentae (201.26±7.6 vs.180.98±1.1 pg/ml/mg; p<0.02) (Figure 2D).