Consistent with a previous study showing that ITF administration significantly lowered the levels of FBG, IL-6, TNF-α, and plasma LPS in T2DM patients (Dehghan et al., 2014b), we found that ITF relieved the gestational diabetic symptoms as evidenced by reduced body weight, blood glucose level, and insulin level. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.