• 1. Department of Clinical Nutrition, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Statistics, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, P. R. China;
HEQing, Email: heqingdoc@163.com
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Objective To investigate the effect of behavior intervention through diets and exercises on blood glucose controlling in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and to provide the basis for GDM therapy. Methods A total of 116 patients with GDM diagnosed and treated in the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between March 2011 and December 2012 were taken as our study objects, including 72 patients in the study group and 44 patients in the control group, based on their will. For patients in the study group, we carried out behavior interventions through diets and exercises, including dietary guidance, giving pamphlet and formulating exercise plan, while for patients in the control group, we only gave them oral guidance and publicity materials. The same questionnaire was used to collect all the patients' information. Follow-up was done once in every 3 days, and rechecking was performed 2 weeks later. The results of oral glucose tolerance test and the rate of pathoglycemia were compared in these groups before and after intervention. Results The fasting blood glucose, 1- and 2-hour blood glucose were lowered after the behavior intervention in the study group (P<0.05), which were also significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). Fasting blood glucose, 1- and 2-hour pathoglycemia was significantly lower in the study group than that in the control group and that before intervention (P<0.05). Conclusion Combination of diets and exercises can control levels of blood glucose in GDM patients, and is an important therapy for GDM.

Citation: LILing-ling, YANTing, LIUJun, HEQing. Influence of Intervention through Diets and Exercises on Controlling the Blood Glucose of Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. West China Medical Journal, 2014, 29(11): 2069-2072. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20140623 Copy

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