NCT01105455

The Effect of a Low Glycemic Index Diet on Blood Sugar Control in Pregnant Women at Risk for Gestational Diabetes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 103 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Toronto · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition in which high blood sugar levels occur during pregnancy. GDM increases the risk of medical complications during pregnancy which may harm the mother and her baby. Since treating GDM to reduce blood sugar reduces the risk of harm, all pregnant women are screened for GDM using a glucose challenge test (GCT). We think that a diet containing low glycemic index foods could help keep blood sugar levels normal during pregnancy and therefore prevent GDM. Thus, the purpose of this study is to see if a diet containing low glycemic index foods will reduced blood sugar after the GCT and reduce the prevalence of GDM in women at high risk for the development of GDM.

Conditions

• Diabetes, Gestational

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Nutrition education	Group nutrition classes supplemented by handouts and provision of key study foods.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-06-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2010-04-16
• Last updated: 2013-03-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada