Table 3 Participant pseudonym, diabetes status, treatment, parity and residence (n = 29)

Alice

Type 2 after 4th pregnancy with GDM, 4 years ago; Insulin

5

Winnipeg

Amber

GDM with last pregnancy, 3 months ago; Insulin

1

Winnipeg

Anita

GDM with last pregnancy, 3 years ago; Insulin

4

Winnipeg

Carole^a

Type 2 after 3rd pregnancy with GDM, 2 years ago; Insulin

3

Reserve

Cindy^a

GDM; 2nd trimester; Insulin

2

Reserve

Claire

Type 2; GDM with last 2 pregnancies, 1 and 3 years ago; Insulin

2

Reserve

Darlene

GDM with last pregnancy, 3 years ago; Lifestyle

3

Winnipeg

Dawn^a

GDM; Insulin

1

Winnipeg

Deb

GDM with previous 2 pregnancies, 1 and 2 years ago; Lifestyle

5

Winnipeg

Diane^a

GDM with current and last pregnancy, 3 years ago; Insulin

4

Winnipeg

Doris^a

GDM with current pregnancy; Insulin

0

Winnipeg

Elaine^a

GDM with last pregnancy, 3 years ago; Lifestyle

1

Winnipeg

Eva

GDM with last pregnancy, 2 years ago; Lifestyle

3

Winnipeg

Faye

Type 2, GDM with last pregnancy, 2 years ago; Insulin

3

Winnipeg

Lena

GDM with last 2 pregnancies, 3 years and 5 months ago; Lifestyle

7

Winnipeg

Linda^a

GDM currently and with last pregnancy 2 years ago; Insulin

4

Winnipeg

Lori^a

GDM currently and with last pregnancy, 11 years ago; Lifestyle

1

Winnipeg

Lorna^a

GDM with current pregnancy; Insulin

2

Winnipeg

Marion

Type 2 after 4th pregnancy with GDM, 1 year ago; Lifestyle

4

Winnipeg

Nancy

GDM with first pregnancy, 3 years ago; Lifestyle

2

Winnipeg

Pam

GDM with first pregnancy, 4 years ago; Insulin

2

Winnipeg

Sandy^a

Type 2; GDM with last 2 pregnancies, 1 and 2 years ago; Insulin

3

Winnipeg

Sharon

GDM with first pregnancy 1 year ago; Lifestyle

1

Rural Manitoba

Stacey^a

Type 2, GDM with last 2 pregnancies, 2 and 4 years ago; Insulin

4

Winnipeg

Terri^a

GDM with all pregnancies; Insulin

3

Winnipeg

Tina^a

GDM; Lifestyle

0

Reserve

Tracy^a

GDM with previous pregnancy, 7 months ago; Lifestyle

10

Winnipeg

Tricia

GDM with last pregnancy, 6 months ago; Insulin

2

Winnipeg

Veronica^a

GDM; Insulin

1

Winnipeg