Comment on Koivusalo et al. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Can Be Prevented by Lifestyle Intervention: The Finnish Gestational Diabetes Prevention Study (RADIEL): A Randomized Controlled Trial. Diabetes Care 2016;39:24–30
Year: 2016
Type: letter
Abstract: I read with great interest the recent article in Diabetes Care by Koivusalo et al. (1). In a randomized controlled trial, namely the Finnish Gestational Diabetes Prevention Study (RADIEL), Koivusalo et al. report that lifestyle intervention reduced the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) by 39% in pregnant women with a history of GDM and/or prepregnancy obesity (1). The authors highlighted that this significant reduction in GDM incidence was achieved through a moderate lifestyle intervention including only three visits to the study nurse and one group visit to the dietitian during pregnancy, which was much less intensive than previous trials for the prevention of type 2 diabetes among individuals with impaired glucose …
Source: Diabetes Care
DOI: 10.2337/dc16-0665
Author: Wei Bao
Institution: University of Iowa
Language: English
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2494190007