GHRL and type 2 diabetes mellitus: On the other hand, the ghrelin concentration in cord plasma was twice as high as in term-delivered maternal plasma, but it remained constant irrespective of the glycemic status of the mother (GDM: 872 pg/mL, T2DM: 832 pg/mL, and non-diabetic mothers: 889 pg/mL, respectively), and additionally, in contrast to diabetic maternal plasma, irrespective of the delivery week [139].