Open AccessIncreased Protein with Decreased Carbohydrate Intake Reduces Postprandial Blood Glucose Levels in Women with Gestational Diabetes: The iPRO Study
Author(s) -
Kimberly K. Trout,
Charlene Compher,
Cara D. Dolin,
Carrie Burns,
Ryan Quinn,
Celeste Durnwald
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
women's health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2688-4844
DOI - 10.1089/whr.2022.0012
Subject(s) - postprandial , medicine , gestational diabetes , crossover study , meal , carbohydrate , gestation , gestational age , endocrinology , pregnancy , blood sampling , diabetes mellitus , zoology , biology , placebo , alternative medicine , pathology , genetics
There is an urgent need to establish an evidence base for recommendations regarding proportions of macronutrients for optimized nutritional management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Our study compared isocaloric diets in women with GDM that differed in protein and carbohydrate content with fats held constant. We hypothesized that the glucose area under the curve (AUC) would be lower with the higher protein/lower carbohydrate diet.