Investigation of a lifestyle change strategy for high-risk women with a history of gestational diabetes

Ben J Smith; Nancy Cinnadaio; N Wah Cheung; Adrian Bauman; Linda C Tapsell; Hidde P van der Ploeg

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2014.09.035

Investigation of a lifestyle change strategy for high-risk women with a history of gestational diabetes

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Dec;106(3):e60-3. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.09.035. Epub 2014 Oct 5.

Authors

Ben J Smith¹, Nancy Cinnadaio², N Wah Cheung³, Adrian Bauman⁴, Linda C Tapsell², Hidde P van der Ploeg⁵

Affiliations

¹ School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 3, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia. Electronic address: ben.smith@monash.edu.
² School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Building 41, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia.
³ Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Westmead Hospital and the University of Sydney, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia.
⁴ Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Level 2 K25 Medical Foundation Building, 94 Parramatta Road, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia.
⁵ Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Level 2 K25 Medical Foundation Building, 94 Parramatta Road, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia; Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 25451910
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.09.035

Abstract

Fifty-nine women with recent gestational diabetes participated in a randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a pragmatic diabetes risk reduction intervention. Intervention participants achieved improvements in energy, total and saturated fats, and carbohydrate intake, but no change in physical activity. Recruitment was challenging and below expectations.

Keywords: Gestational diabetes mellitus; Intervention study; Nutrition; Physical activity.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Australia
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology*
Diabetes, Gestational / metabolism*
Diabetes, Gestational / physiopathology
Diabetes, Gestational / therapy*
Dietary Carbohydrates / metabolism
Dietary Fats / metabolism
Energy Metabolism / physiology*
Feasibility Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Life Style*
Motor Activity / physiology
New Zealand
Pregnancy
Risk Reduction Behavior
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Dietary Carbohydrates
Dietary Fats