Does Soluble Fiber Supplementation Result in Lower Postprandial Blood Glucose in Women With Gestational Diabetes Compared With no Supplementation After a Standardized Breakfast? (DiFiGDM)
Gestational Diabetes
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Gestational Diabetes focused on measuring gestational diabetes, soluble fibre, dietary fibre, guar
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Women diagnosed with GDM by a pathological OGTT. Second (13th to 28th week of pregnancy) and/or third trimester (29th to 40th week of pregnancy). Sufficient knowledge of German to perform self-monitoring correctly No intolerance to standardised meals (cereal porridge) or BST supplements No concomitant disease requiring special dietary management Exclusion Criteria: Existing diabetes mellitus type 1 or type 2 in pregnancy First trimester of pregnancy Intolerance/contraindications to any of the ingredients of Resource cereal© or Optifibre©. Insufficient language skills to perform self-monitoring Insufficient language skills to adequately implement study procedure/intervention
Sites / Locations
- Landesklinikum MödlingRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Supplementation with soluble fibre from guar
No supplementation with soluble fibre from guar
In the intervention group, the patients consume the standardized meal instead of breakfast and add 10 g of soluble fiber in the form of Optifibre (food for special medical purposes) to this cereal porridge.
In the control group, the patients eat the standardized meal without adding soluble fiber in the form of Optifibre.