Low GI diet halves need for insulin in pregnancy-related diabetes ...

Gestational diabetes is diabetes that occurs during pregnancy in women who were not previously diabetic. Overall, these diets do seem to benefit biochemical parameters in diabetes, which is no surprise seeing as the fundamental problem in diabetes is disordered blood sugar control. 31 women were randomised to eat the low GI diet, and of these 9 (29 per cent) needed to use insulin to control their condition. On the other hand, of the 32 women eating a higher GI diet, 19 (59 per cent) required insulin. Or to put it another way, in this study, a low GI diet (compared to a high GI diet) reduces the risk of needing insulin by half. Can a low-glycemic diet reduce the need for insulin in gestational diabetes mellitus?