Moderate Intensity Walking and Blood Glucose Control in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

To determine the effect of postprandial moderate intensity walking on glucose control in women with GDM. Subjects were eight women with GDM, treated by diet with no medications and no contraindications to exercise. Each woman wore a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS; Medtronics, Inc.) for f...

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Published in:Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2012-05, Vol.44 (5S), p.95-96
Main Authors: Coe, Dawn P, Kendrick, Jo M, Howard, Bobby C, Bassett, David R, Thompson, Dixie L, Conger, Scott A, White, Jennifer D
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Language:English
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Summary:To determine the effect of postprandial moderate intensity walking on glucose control in women with GDM. Subjects were eight women with GDM, treated by diet with no medications and no contraindications to exercise. Each woman wore a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS; Medtronics, Inc.) for five days. Thirty minute postprandial glucose (baseline) was not different between the WALK and CON conditions (116.8 + or - 8.7 mg/dL vs. 118.6 + or - 16.7mg/dL). Immediate post treatment glucose was lower in the WALK condition compared to CON (87.0+ or -6.6 mg/dL vs. 120.7+ or -13.4 mg/dL; P=0.001). AUCs for glucose were significantly different on the WALK day compared to the CON day for up to three hours following treatment (Hour1 94.8+ or -4.0 vs. 116.8+ or -12.9; P=0.001, Hour2 182.9+ or -9.7 vs. 215.4+ or -22.3P=0.003, Hour3 274.9+ or -20.8 vs. 309.5+31.3; P=0.018).
ISSN:0195-9131