Open AccessEffects of weekly supervised exercise or physical activity counseling on fasting blood glucose in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized trials
Author(s) -
Bgeginski Roberta,
Ribeiro Paula A.B.,
Mottola Michelle F.,
Ramos José Geraldo L.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.949
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1753-0407
pISSN - 1753-0393
DOI - 10.1111/1753-0407.12519
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational diabetes , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , glycemic , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , physical therapy , pregnancy , gestation , endocrinology , genetics , biology
Highlights There was no overall effect of exercise when all interventions were tested. The sensitivity analysis showed that physical activity counseling, which was the intervention with a longer follow‐up, had significant effects on fasted blood glucose when compared to weekly‐supervised exercise in gestational diabetes mellitus ( GDM ). Physical activity counseling added to standard care may help motivate women with GDM to be active for longer periods and acquire benefits.