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Resistance Training as a Countermeasure in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Review of Current Literature and Future Directions.

Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)
December 1, 2022
Brittany R Allman et al. (4 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to review the impact of resistance training on glucose management markers in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and discuss future research directions.

Results Summary

Resistance training was effective in reducing insulin requirements (especially in overweight women), lowering fasting glucose concentrations, and improving short-term postprandial glycemic control. However, limited studies restrict conclusions on its impact on GDM risk, fasting insulin, insulin resistance, β-cell function, and intra-exercise glucose management.

Population

Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (9)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
resistance training (RT)
decrease
insulin requirement
overweight women
-
is effective in reducing
#1
resistance training (RT)
decrease
fasting glucose concentrations
-
-
reducing
#2
resistance training (RT)
increase
short-term postprandial glycemic control
-
-
improving
#3
resistance training (RT)
no change
risk of GDM
-
-
limit conclusions about the impact
#4
resistance training (RT)
no change
fasting insulin concentrations
-
-
limit conclusions about the impact
#5
resistance training (RT)
no change
insulin resistance
-
-
limit conclusions about the impact
#6
resistance training (RT)
no change
β-cell function
-
-
limit conclusions about the impact
#7
resistance training (RT)
no change
intra-exercise glucose management
-
-
limit conclusions about the impact
#8
resistance training (RT)
decrease
circulating glucose concentrations
women with GDM
-
is a promising non-pharmacological tool to regulate
#9
Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) poses a significant health concern for both mother and offspring. Exercise has emerged as a cornerstone of glycemic management in GDM. However, most research regarding this topic examines aerobic training (AT), despite substantial evidence for the effectiveness of resistance training (RT) in improving dysregulated glucose in other groups of people with diabetes, such as in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Thus, the purpose of this paper is to review research that examined the impact of RT on markers of glucose management in GDM, and to discuss future research directions to determine the benefits of RT in GDM. Based on the current evidence, RT is effective in reducing insulin requirement, especially in overweight women, reducing fasting glucose concentrations, and improving short-term postprandial glycemic control. However, the number of studies and findings limit conclusions about the impact of RT on risk of GDM, fasting insulin concentrations, insulin resistance, β-cell function, and intra-exercise glucose management. Overall, current evidence is accumulating to suggest that RT is a promising non-pharmacological tool to regulate circulating glucose concentrations in women with GDM, and a potential alternative or supplement to AT.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
PregnancyFemaleHumansDiabetes, GestationalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Resistance TrainingInsulinGlucoseBlood Glucose
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations4
Citations/Year1.3
Relative Citation Ratio0.94
NIH Percentile48%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
Weight Score2.47
Normalized Score0.66
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