Pregnancy in Diabetes

This study aims to screen women who have a negative Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) result in routine screening tests or who have never had it with the Fasting Blood Glucose Test (FBG) at 32-34 weeks of gestation to diagnose late-onset GDM with routine FBG ≥5.1 mmol/L (92mg/dl) in fasting blood, and to investigate its connection with perinatal and maternal outcomes, hoping to inform about late-stage GDM.

The current study is a single-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled trial involving 108 participants with diabetes during pregnancy. The trial will compare leg ergometer with arm ergometer. Interventions will be delivered three times per week for eight weeks. The primary outcomes are glucose, exercise tolerance, weight, and psychological stress. Assessments will be conducted at baseline and after eight weeks. The trial will be carried out at Jinnah hospital, Services hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore. The hypothesis is that the leg ergometer including aerobic exercise will result in greater reduction in glucose and exercise tolerance, weight and stress management than arm ergometer.