OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of a resistance exercise program with an elastic band on insulin requirement and glycemic control in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). STUDY DESIGN:Sixty-four patients with gestational diabetes mellitus were randomly assigned into 2 groups: an exercise group (EG; n = 32) and a control group not submitted to the exercise program (CG; n = 32). RESULTS: A significant reduction in the number of patients who required insulin was observed in the EG (7/32) compared with the CG group (18/32) (P = .005). The percentage of time spent within the proposed target glucose range (of at least 80% of weekly measurements below the limits preestablished for the disease) was significantly higher in EG compared with the CG group (EG = 0.63 ± 0.30; CG = 0.41 ± 0.31; P = .006). CONCLUSION: The resistance exercise program was effective in reducing the number of patients with GDM who required insulin and in improving capillary glycemic control in this population.
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of a resistance exercise program with an elastic band on insulin requirement and glycemic control in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). STUDY DESIGN: Sixty-four patients with gestational diabetes mellitus were randomly assigned into 2 groups: an exercise group (EG; n = 32) and a control group not submitted to the exercise program (CG; n = 32). RESULTS: A significant reduction in the number of patients who required insulin was observed in the EG (7/32) compared with the CG group (18/32) (P = .005). The percentage of time spent within the proposed target glucose range (of at least 80% of weekly measurements below the limits preestablished for the disease) was significantly higher in EG compared with the CG group (EG = 0.63 ± 0.30; CG = 0.41 ± 0.31; P = .006). CONCLUSION: The resistance exercise program was effective in reducing the number of patients with GDM who required insulin and in improving capillary glycemic control in this population.
Authors: Lindsay G Carter; Kaitlyn N Lewis; Donald C Wilkerson; Christine M Tobia; Sara Y Ngo Tenlep; Preetha Shridas; Mary L Garcia-Cazarin; Gretchen Wolff; Francisco H Andrade; Richard J Charnigo; Karyn A Esser; Josephine M Egan; Rafael de Cabo; Kevin J Pearson Journal: Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab Date: 2012-08-28 Impact factor: 4.310
Authors: S F Ehrlich; M M Hedderson; S D Brown; B Sternfeld; L Chasan-Taber; J Feng; J Adams; J Ching; Y Crites; C P Quesenberry; A Ferrara Journal: Diabetes Metab Date: 2017-02-24 Impact factor: 6.041