The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of nutrition education focusing on colorful fruit and vegetable intake with after-meal physical activity guidance on glycemic control and complications in women with gestational diabetes and pre-gestational diabetes.
Diabetes (high blood sugar) developed during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as it can lead to delivery complications because of a large baby and increases risks of type 2 diabetes and heart disease in the mother and baby in later life. Thus, pregnancy is a critical time during the human lifespan to make effective dietary changes that are safe for both mother and the fetus and reduce risks of developing diabetes and pregnancy complications. Women at risk for gestational diabetes will be randomly assigned to the standard care or the nutrition education group. Blood draws and other biomedical measures will be collected at baseline and at end of the study before delivery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
45
Increasing fruit and vegetable by two servings a day and at least 30 min a day of postprandial physical activity
UNLV School of Medicine MFM clinic
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Maternal glycemic control
Blood glycated hemoglobin
Time frame: 12 weeks
Maternal gestational weight gain
Body weight
Time frame: 12 weeks
Maternal medication usage
Glucose-lowering medications
Time frame: 12 weeks
Maternal Lipids
LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides
Time frame: 12 weeks
Maternal inflammation
Adipokines, C-reactive protein
Time frame: 12 weeks
Maternal serum carotenoids
Carotenoids indicating fruit and vegetable consumption
Time frame: 12 weeks
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