A randomized controlled trial was carried out to determine
whether mindfulness eating and yoga exercise had an effect on
glycemic control of pregnant Thai women with GDM A1. Randomization of participants into the intervention group or the control group
was performed by a research assistant using opaque envelopes
technique. Participants in the control group were given standard
diabetes care while those in the experimental group received
standard diabetes care and practiced mindfulness eating in combination with yoga exercise for 8 weeks. Primary outcome measures were
capillary fasting and postprandial blood glucose and hemoglobin A1c