Randomized Controlled Trial Intervention With New Nordic DIet in Women With GestatiOnal Diabetes Mellitus: iNDIGO (iNDIGO)
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- pregnant women with diagnosis of gestational diabetes in pregnancy wks 24-28.
Exclusion Criteria:
- multiple pregnancies
- not understanding/able to read Swedish
- unwilling to follow a dietary intervention
- manifest diabetes
Sites / Locations
- Antenatal careRecruiting
- Region StockholmRecruiting
- Region VästerbottenRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Intervention
Control
Women randomized to the New Nordic Diet meet the study dietician at week 30 for 1.5 hr of individual diet treatment according to the New Nordic Diet and a cognitive behavioral approach. The diet advice include evenly distributed meals over the day, foods low in fat and rich in fibre, 500 g fruit and vegetables daily, fish 2-3 times a week and keyhole foods. Participants will prepare their own food but are provided with recipes and food bags containing ingredients and foods to be consumed during the two-week intervention At gestational age 32 weeks, women meet with a dietitian and will be instructed to continue with the New Nordic Diet diet throughout pregnancy on their own.
The control women receive diet advice according to usual care.