Thus, in the Diabetes Prevention
Program, weight loss after GDM reduced future diabetes incidence by 16 % for every kilogram lost.77 The Nurses Health Study found that healthy diet patterns such as a
Mediterranean diet, a
Dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) pattern diet or an Alternative Healthy Eating diet reduced diabetes incidence by 40 % — 57 % in women who had GDM 14 years before.78 Evidence of the Gestational Diabetes» Effects on Moms study shows that a lifestyle intervention that starts during pregnancy and continues postpartum is feasible and may prevent pregnancy weight retention and help overweight women lose weight.79 80