INS and Hypertension: At 6–9 weeks postpartum, compared to controls, women in the incident T2D group had higher mean FPG (p<0.001), 2hPG (p<0.001), fasting insulin (p=0.001), 2 hr insulin (p<0.001), fasting TAG (p=0.003), median HOMA-IR (p<0.001) and hypertension (p=0.04), but lower mean fasting HDL-C (p=0.017).