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

Authors

Ben Smith, Monash UniversityFollow
Nancy Cinnadaio, University of WollongongFollow
N Wah Cheung, Westmead HospitalFollow
Adrian Bauman, University of SydneyFollow
Linda Tapsell, University of WollongongFollow
Hidde P. van der Ploeg, University of Sydney

RIS ID

94022

Publication Details

Smith, B. J., Cinnadaio, N., Cheung, N., Bauman, A., Tapsell, L. C. & van der Ploeg, H. P. (2014). Investigation of a lifestyle change strategy for high-risk women with a history of gestational diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 106 (3), e60-e63.

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.