Jincy Immanuel, Ph.D., RN

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jimmanuel@twu.edu
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Biography

Dr. Immanuel is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Texas Woman’s University and an Honorary Adjunct Fellow at Western Sydney University, Australia. She earned a PhD in Medical Science from Western Sydney University, where she conducted research on the impact of early pregnancy glycemia on pregnancy outcomes. Following her doctoral studies, Dr. Immanuel worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Diabetes and Integrated Care. During this time, she supervised large-scale studies and provided mentorship to students working on their research projects. Her current research focuses on examining how gestational diabetes mellitus during early pregnancy affects the health outcomes of both the mother and child.

Education

Ph.D., Medical Science, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
M.S., Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA
B.S., Nursing, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India

Expertise

Diabetes in Pregnancy; Diabetes Prevention; Cardiovascular Health

Latest Articles

Relationship between early pregnancy glycemia and adverse outcomes: Findings from the TOBOGM Study
Diabetes Care (2024)
Arianne Sweeting, Joanne Enticott, Jincy Immanuel

Effect of treatment for early gestational diabetes mellitus on neonatal respiratory distress: A secondary analysis of the TOBOGM study
BJOG (2024)
David Simmons, Jincy Immanuel, William M Hague

Cost-effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment of early gestational diabetes mellitus: economic evaluation of the TOBOGM study, an international multicenter randomized controlled trial
eClinicalMedicine (2024)
Mohammad M Haque, Kathy W Tannous, William H Herman, Jincy Immanuel, William M Hague

Diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus – how should we measure glucose?
Diabetes Care (2024)
Helena E Backman, Christos Karefylaki, Erik Schwarcz, Anders Magnuso, David Simmons

Perinatal Outcomes in Early and Late Gestational Diabetes Mellitus After Treatment From 24-28 Weeks' Gestation: A TOBOGM Secondary Analysis
Diabetes Care (2024)
David Simmons, Jincy Immanuel, William M Hague, Helena Teede, Christopher J Nolan

Association between immediate treatment of early gestational diabetes and breastfeeding outcomes: Findings from the TOBOGM study.
Diabetes Care (2024)
Canaan Negash Seifu, Jincy Immanuel, William M Hague, Helena Teede, N Wah Cheung

Regression from early GDM to Normal Glucose Tolerance and adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Treatment of Booking Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Study
Diabetes Care (2024)
David Simmons, Jincy Immanuel, William M Hague, Helena Teede, Christopher J Nolan

Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosed Early in Pregnancy
New England Journal of Medicine (2023)
David Simmons, Jincy Immanuel, William M Hague, Helena Teede, Christopher J Nolan

The relationship between body mass index and sleep in women with risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus
Obesity Science & Practice (2023)
Pamela Acosta Reyes Pamela Acosta Reyes Pamela Acosta Reyes, Jincy Immanuel, William M Hague, Helena Teede Helena Teede, David Simmons

Effectiveness of integrated diabetes care interventions involving diabetes specialists working in primary and community care settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis
International Journal of Integrated Care (2022)
Reetu Zarora, Jincy Immanuel, Tawanda Chivese, Freya MacMillan, David Simmons

Placental abnormalities in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of shear wave elastography
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM (2022)
Akhil Gupta, Jincy Immanuel, Vincent Ho, Raiyomand Dalal, Patricia Symons

IDF Diabetes Atlas: Estimation of Global and Regional Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence for 2021 by International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group's Criteria
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice (2021)
Hui Wang, Ninghua Li, Tawanda Chivese, Mahmoud Werfalli, Jincy Immanuel

Apps and the Woman with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Care (2021)
Jincy Immanuel, David Simmons

The metabolic phenotypes of early onset gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and their association with adverse pregnancy outcomes
Diabetic Medicine (2021)
Jincy Immanuel, David Simmons , Jürgen Harreiter, Gernot Desoye, Rosa Corcoy

Pregnancy outcomes among multi-ethnic women with different degrees of hyperglycaemia during pregnancy in an urban New Zealand population and their association with postnatal HbA1c uptake
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2021)
Jincy Immanuel, Carl Eagleton, John Baker, David Simmons

Differences in Newborn Screening Results Among Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening (2021)
Jane Estrella, Jincy Immanuel, Veronica Wiley, David Simmons

The ADIPS pilot national diabetes in pregnancy benchmarking programme
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021)
Jincy Immanuel, Jeff Flack, Vincent Wong, Lili Yuen, Carl Eagleton

IDF Diabetes Atlas: The prevalence of pre- existing diabetes in pregnancy–A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published during 2010–2020.
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice (2021)
Tawanda Chivese, Cecilia Hoegfeldt, Mahmoud Werfalli, Lili Yuen, Jincy Immanuel

D. Newborn Screening Samples for Diabetes Research: An Underused Resource
Cells (2020)
Jane Estrella, Jincy Immanuel, Veronica Wiley, David Simmons

Performance of early pregnancy HbA1c for predicting gestational diabetes mellitus and adverse pregnancy outcomes in obese European women.
Diabetes Research Clinical Practice (2020)
Jincy Immanuel, David Simmons, Gernot Desoye, Rosa Corcoy, Juan M Adelantado

A perspective on the accuracy of blood glucose meters during pregnancy
Diabetes Care (2018)
Jincy Immanuel, David Simmons

Screening and treatment for early-onset gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Current Diabetes Reports (2017)
Jincy Immanuel, David Simmons

Recent Presentations

Prediction of Late Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in those without Early Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
American Diabetes Association 84th Scientific Sessions (2024)
Podium | Jincy Immanuel, David Simmons, William M Hague

The effect of early initiation of treatment on glycemia and pregnancy outcomes in women with early gestational diabetes mellitus
American Diabetes Association 84th Scientific Sessions (2024)
Podium | Jincy Immanuel, Wah N Cheung, Mahta Mohajeri

The impact of glycemia on the association between early GDM and pregnancy complications
The Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group annual meeting 2024 (2024)
Podium | Jincy Immanuel, Wah N Cheung, Mahta Mohajeri, David Simmons

Ethnic Differences in Characteristics of Women with Early Gestational Diabetes: findings from the TOBOGM study
The Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group annual meeting 2024 (2024)
Podium | Lili Yuen, Vincent Wong, Wah N Cheung, Jincy Immanuel

Does immediate treatment of early gestational diabetes mellitus affect breastfeeding outcomes? Findings from the TOBOGM study
The Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (2023)
Poster | Canaan Seifu, Jincy Immanuel, Bill Hague, David Simmons

Maternal follow-up after the treatment of booking gestational diabetes mellitus (TOBOGM) study: early findings
The Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (2023)
Poster | Jincy Immanuel, Vincent Wong, Jeff Flack, David Simmons

Pregnancy outcomes among women with early but not late gestational diabetes mellitus: Results from the TOBOGM study
The Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group annual meeting 2023 (2023)
Poster | David Simmons, Jincy Immanuel, William Hague

Neonatal Outcomes in Early and Incident Gestational Diabetes Mellitus--Are They Normalized with Treatment from 24–28 Weeks' Gestation?
American Diabetes Association 83rd Scientific Sessions (2023)
Podium | David Simmons, Jincy Immanuel, Cheung N Wah, William M Hague, Helena Teede

Limitation in gestational weight gain is not a major path to small for gestational age babies in the DALI cohort
The Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group annual meeting 2022 (2022)
Poster | David Simmons, Jincy Immanuel, Jürgen Harreiter, Gernot Desoye, Rosa Corcoy

Professional Affiliations

• American Diabetes Association

Honors & Awards

• Student summer Research Scholarship, Western Sydney University, Australia (2019)
• Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2016-2019), Western Sydney University, Australia (2018)
• Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2016-2019), Western Sydney University, Australia (2017)
• Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2016-2019), Western Sydney University, Australia (2016)