Interventions:
Standard Care (CTL): All eligible women received standard education from dietitians and diabetes nurse educators at their local health districts Diabetes Service; education included Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT [23]), physical activity and self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG; fasting and either one- or two-hour post meal finger pricks). Physical activity education included recommendations to meet the physical activity guidelines of 150 minutes moderate intensity physical activity per week or thirty minutes of physical activity on most if not all days (performed any time during the day [19]).
Postmeal walking (PMW): All women received standard-care as above, however women in the PMW intervention were specifically instructed by researchers to distribute their 30 minutes daily physical activity as 10 min walks (at an intensity using Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale: 11 – 13), within 60 minutes of consuming breakfast, lunch, and dinner, for the rest of their pregnancy.
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