Sugar Mommy’s Troubles: Gestational Diabetes

1. What is gestational diabetes (GDM)?

Refers to varying degrees of gestational diabetes that occurs or is first discovered during pregnancy Abnormal glucose tolerance is usually found when a 75g glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is performed during pregnancy without diabetes before pregnancy, which is also known as a sugar water test.

2. How to diagnose gestational diabetes?

Perform a 75g glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to diagnose GDM if any two blood glucose values ??exceed the following standards. Fasting blood glucose ≥5.1MMOIII, postprandial blood glucose ≥10.0MMOIII, and 2-hour postprandial blood glucose ≥8.5MMOIII.

3. What harm does gestational diabetes have to the mother and fetus?

Gestational diabetes is a high-risk pregnancy. If blood sugar management is poor, pregnant mothers are prone to various infections, miscarriage, premature birth, fetal growth restriction, macrosomia, pregnancy-induced hypertension, polyhydramnios, etc. Pregnant mothers are more likely to get diabetes in old age, and their babies will suffer from diabetes when they grow up. The risk of metabolic diseases such as hypertension and obesity increases.

Therefore, pregnant mothers need to pay high attention to the dangers of gestational diabetes and conduct regular prenatal check-ups, reasonable diet, exercise and blood sugar management during pregnancy!!

4. How to self-manage blood sugar? Keep your mouth shut

1. The diet needs to be nutritionally balanced to ensure the normal growth and development of the baby.

2. There should be no shortage of staple food, and a combination of thickness and thickness is healthier.

3. Although fruits are good, you should not consume too much.

4. Eat a light and low-salt diet, avoid fatty meats, animal skins, sweets and fried foods.

5. Eat regularly and quantitatively, and eat small meals frequently.

5. How to self-manage blood sugar? Open your legs

Sugar mothers can engage in moderate-intensity physical activities according to their own conditions and with the permission of their doctor. Focus on aerobic exercise, exercise at least three to five days a week, and exercise for a duration of 20-60 MiN every day. Common moderate-intensity exercises include: walking, yoga, pregnancy gymnastics, etc. During moderate-intensity activities, you can obviously feel your heart rate speeding up, and you may feel slightly tired subjectively, but you can recover in about 1 minute. You should choose the type of activity based on your physical condition and exercise habits, combined with subjective feelings, do it according to your ability, and proceed step by step.