Effect of an exercise program, in addition to diet, to avoid insulin prescription in women with gestational diabetes: a randomized controlled trial

Michel Boulvain¹, Véronique Othenin-Girard², François R. Jornayvaz³, Bengt Kayser⁴

¹Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland

²Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

³Division of endocrinology, diabetes, nutrition and patient therapeutic education, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

⁴Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Correspondence: Michel Boulvain

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Short running title: Exercise for women with gestational diabetes