BACKGROUND Gestational diabetes mellitus is one of the most common complications of pregnancy. Physical activity is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. A recent meta-analysis study suggested that more research is needed to investigate the type, duration and intensity of physical activity that can help to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. OBJECTIVES The pr...

BACKGROUND Life transitions often involve complex decisions, challenges and changes that affect diabetes management. Transition to motherhood is a major life event accompanied by increased risk that the pregnancy will lead to or accelerate existing diabetes-related complications, as well as risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, all of which inevitably increase anxiety. The frequency of hyperglyca...

OBJECTIVE Weight change between pregnancies was examined to determine if there were an association between weight gain (or loss) and delivery by cesarean section, gestational diabetes or pregnancy-induced hypertension. METHODS A cohort study was conducted which included Nova Scotia residents with two or more singleton deliveries between 1988 and 1996. Weight change between pregnancies was cal...

Diabetes mellitus is the most frequently occurring endocrine disorder of pregnancy and, since the advent of insulin, diabetes is one of the leading complications of pregnancy. However, recent advances have enabled the pregnant diabetic female to attain an optimal state' which, in most cases, may approach that of the population at large.2 The purpose of this article is twofold: to acquaint the r...