Insulin Aspart Combined with Exercise Therapy in Spleen Deficiency Type Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The Effect on Disease Control and Pregnancy Outcomes

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of insulin aspart combined with exercise therapy on the disease control and pregnancy outcomes of spleen deficiency type gestational diabetes mellitus patients. METHODS: In this prospective study, a total of 102 patients with spleen deficiency type gestational diabetes mellitus admitted to our hospital from January 2019 to December 2019 were selected and assigned at a ratio of 1 : 1 via the random number table method to receive insulin aspart (control group) or insulin aspart plus exercise therapy (observation group). Outcome measures include blood sugar, clinical efficacy, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and complications. RESULTS: Insulin aspart plus exercise therapy was associated with significantly lower blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels versus insulin aspart alone (P < 0.05). Insulin aspart plus exercise therapy resulted in significantly higher total efficacy (96.08%) versus insulin aspart (74.51%) (P < 0.05). Patients receiving insulin aspart plus exercise therapy showed a significantly lower incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes (3.92%) versus those given insulin aspart alone (37.25%) (P < 0.05). Insulin aspart plus exercise therapy resulted in a lower incidence of complications (5.88%) versus insulin aspart (41.17%) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Exercise therapy plus insulin aspart might offer a viable treatment alternative for patients with spleen deficiency-type gestational diabetes mellitus given its promising effects in disease control and pregnancy outcomes, with good efficacy and safety profiles.