NIHR-SPCR | UCL The ELOPE-GDM qualitative study

About the ELOPE-GDM Interview Study

Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (glucose) that develops during a pregnancy and usually disappears after giving birth. It can happen at any stage of pregnancy but is more common in the second or third trimester. It’s important to manage it during pregnancy and after birth to try and prevent it from progressing to type 2 diabetes.

This study forms part of a wider programme of work run by the University of Oxford, which is investigating the long-term health outcomes, healthcare costs, and personal experiences of women who are diagnosed with gestational diabetes. In this part of the study we are interviewing women who have had gestational diabetes in that last two years.

The findings from this study will inform future research on the development of new interventions to prevent and treat gestational diabetes.

Funders: NIHR School for Primary Care Research

Tips to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes after diabetes in pregnancy

By Amanda Moore, on 13 September 2023

“We need simple clear tips to help us understand what we can do to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes”

Women in our study wanted simple clear ideas of what they can do to reduce their chance of developing type 2 diabetes, so we have created a simple infographic in partnership with clinicians from Sussex NHS Trust. You can download this here: UCL_ELOPE_TopTips_QR 12.9.23