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ReviewObstetric medicine2010

Does exercise have a role in the management of gestational diabetes mellitus?

Herbert Groeller, Sandra Lowe, Anthony Worsley, Arthur Jenkins

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Review in Obstetric medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Herbert GroellerCentre for Human and Applied Physiology, School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong , Wollongong, NSW 2522.
Sandra LoweSchool of Women's and Children's Health, Royal Hospital for Women, University of New South Wales , Sydney, NSW.
Anthony WorsleySchool of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong , Wollongong, NSW 2522 , Australia.
Arthur JenkinsSchool of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong , Wollongong, NSW 2522 , Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with a marked increase in the long-term risk of type 2 diabetes and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Engaging in vigorous recreational physical activity prior to and during pregnancy significantly reduces the risk of developing GDM. In contrast, evidence of a therapeutic effect from participation in a structured exercise training regimen, although promising, is limited and requires further more substantial investigation. This paper briefly reviews the pathophysiology of GDM, the evidence related to physical activity participation and exercise regimen intervention on GDM, and the clinical considerations required for prescribing exercise.

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exercisegestational diabetes mellitusphysical activitypregnancytype 2 diabetes

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PMID27579078
PMCPMC4989633

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