1991
DOI: 10.2337/diab.40.2.s182
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Exercise in Gestational Diabetes: An Optional Therapeutic Approach?

Abstract: Forty-one patients with gestational diabetes requiring insulin were enrolled in a randomized study to investigate the efficacy of an exercise program in normalizing glucose tolerance. Seventeen of 21 patients completed the exercise program while maintaining normoglycemia and obviating insulin therapy. Maternal and neonatal complications did not differ between the study and control groups. The type of program described appears to be safe and can serve as a model for exercise prescription for pregnant diabetic w… Show more

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“…Exercise training followed in this study consisted mainly of light resistance and toning exercises, whereas earlier exercise intervention trials in pregnant women focused mainly on aerobic exercises such as stationary cycling, [46][47][48][49][50][51] walking, [52][53][54] or other exercise modalities such as stretching, 53 and only one non-randomised study included weight lifting and strength conditioning. 55 There is compelling evidence that improved muscular strength has beneficial effects in the prevention of chronic diseases, as well as in the ability to cope with daily living activities in both healthy and diseased people.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Exercise training followed in this study consisted mainly of light resistance and toning exercises, whereas earlier exercise intervention trials in pregnant women focused mainly on aerobic exercises such as stationary cycling, [46][47][48][49][50][51] walking, [52][53][54] or other exercise modalities such as stretching, 53 and only one non-randomised study included weight lifting and strength conditioning. 55 There is compelling evidence that improved muscular strength has beneficial effects in the prevention of chronic diseases, as well as in the ability to cope with daily living activities in both healthy and diseased people.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Few studies evaluated the association between physical activity and gestational diabetes mellitus, however it has been stated that increasing physical activity could decrease the glucose intolerance in diabetic pregnant women 68 .…”
Section: Physical Activitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Destes, 313 foram excluídos após a revisão dos títulos, resumos e palavras-chave, além da utilização dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, restando 10 estudos que foram lidos na íntegra pelos dois pesquisadores. Foram incluídos seis estudos [19][20][21][22][23][24] na análise qualitativa final (Figura 1).…”
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“…Existe uma associação entre o DMG e a obesidade, como descrito em uma meta-análise que estimou os riscos de desenvolver DMG em duas, quatro e oito vezes maiores, entre mulheres com sobrepeso, obesas e severamente obesas, respectivamente 30 . Portanto, os exercícios sem sustentação de peso corporal, como em bicicleta estacionária, utilizado no estudo supracitado 20 parecem ser ideais para gestante com DMG, previamente sedentárias, com sobrepeso ou obesas, pois as chances de provocar lesões músculo esqueléticas são menores, além de serem melhor tolerados por indivíduos sedentários 13 . Outro estudo 19 objetivou investigar os efeitos do exercício físico sem sustentação de peso, em cicloergômetro de braço, e mesmo que esse envolva grupos musculares menores, foi capaz de melhorar o controle glicêmico nas mulheres com DMG, uma vez que diminuiu os níveis de glicose sanguínea e reduziu o percentual de hemoglobina glicada.…”
Section: Resultsunclassified