TY - JOUR AU - Chuter, Robyn PY - 2020/06/10 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Reversal of Gestational Diabetes with a Low-Fat, Wholefood Plant-Based Diet: A Patient Self-Reported Outcome JF - International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention JA - ijdrp VL - 2 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.22230/ijdrp.2020v2n2a177 UR - https://ijdrp.org/index.php/ijdrp/article/view/177 SP - 7 AB - <p>Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a pathological disturbance in blood glucose regulation that is first detected during pregnancy. Pregnancy hormones, especially human placental lactogen, induce insulin resistance. a low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet has been found to improve insulin sensitivity in prediabetes and type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Brooke was diagnosed with GDM despite having been on a 100% plantbased diet for 6 years prior to becoming pregnant; however, her diet was relatively high in fat. Within 10 days of reducing her fat intake to &lt; 10% of daily energy, she achieved normal blood glucose readings.</p> ER -