Adherence
Lifestyle interventions for type 2 diabetes prevention in women with a history of gestational diabetes are significantly more effective when initiated within one year postpartum.
If you have a history of gestational diabetes, start your lifestyle changes (diet and exercise) within the first year after giving birth. Waiting longer significantly reduces the effectiveness of these changes in preventing type 2 diabetes. Early action during this critical window offers the best protection.
Trials that started within one year postpartum showed a more significant reduction in the incidence of T2DM (RR = 0.41; 95% CI: 0.25, 0.68) compared with trials commencing beyond this period
Why this rating
Based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of 30 RCTs with subgroup analysis showing statistical significance (p=0.017).
Source
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Through Lifestyle Interventions in Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes—A Summary of Participant and Intervention Characteristics
Gebresilasea Gendisha Ukke et al. · Nutrients · 2024
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