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Diabetes prevention interventions for women after gestational diabetes mellitus: an overview of reviews.

Anne-Mette Hedeager MomsenDiana HøtoftLisbeth ØrtenbladFinn Friis LauszusRubab Hassan Agha KroghVibeke LynggaardJens Juel ChristiansenHelle Terkildsen MaindalClaus Vinther Nielsen
Published in: Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism (2021)
Lifestyle interventions or pharmacological treatment postpartum was effective in decreasing diabetes incidence following GDM. Women's knowledge of the risk of diabetes and importance of physical activity was insufficient. Early face-to-face recruitment increased participation in screening. Programmes aimed at women following a diagnosis of GDM ought to provide professional and social support, promote screening, breastfeeding, knowledge of risk factors, be long-lasting and offered early after birth, preferably by face-to-face recruitment.
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