Investigation of a lifestyle change strategy for high-risk women with a history of gestational diabetes

Fifty-nine women with recent gestational diabetes participated in a randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a pragmatic diabetes risk reduction intervention. Intervention participants achieved improvements in energy, total and saturated fats, and carbohydrate intake, but no change in physical activity. Recruitment was challenging and below expectations. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.