What is gestational diabetes?
Glucose is a type of sugar. It
contains in almost every food we eat, and produced in our liver. It used as the
main source of energy for the body, and it moves from the blood into each cells
with the help of the hormone insulin.
Diabetes is a disease when glucose
supplies are too much in the blood than the body needs it, and it causes
hyperglycemia causes the accumulation of blood. As a result, the body gets more
than enough energy, so it will make the blood contain too much glucose than it
should be.
Gestational diabetes is a type of
diabetes which happens during pregnancy. The mother and child in the womb can get
affected by glucose accumulation in the blood.
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The exact cause of diabetes during
pregnancy is not known but there’s risk factors for gestational diabetes which
usually came during pregnancy include:
- Obesity and overweight - impairs the body's ability to use insulin;
- Gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy;
- Multiple pregnancies;
- Family history of diabetes;
- Previous births with a underweight of the child;
- Birth when mom age 25 years or more older;
- Previous pregnancy with a stillborn birth or miscarriage
- Too much liquid in the womb environments of the child during pregnancy
- In addition, the production of insulin can affect hormones to help development of the child.
Diabetes
mellitus in pregnancy - symptoms
This disease may cause no symptoms. If you have symptoms that include:
- Increased urination;
- The thirst;
- Hunger;
- The weakness of the;
- Area of vaginal or urinary infection
- Diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus
The doctor of prenatal will screening
for gestational diabetes test. If you have no history of diabetes, the test
will take place on 24-28 week pregnancy. The doctor will give you a special
glucose solution... He then measures the level of glucose in the blood. Other
tests can be used, that required some time to neither eating nor drinking
liquids. If the doctor suspects he leads the increased risk of gestational
diabetes or symptoms indicating in the early stages of pregnancy test.
Treatment
of gestational diabetes mellitus
The goal of treatment is to bring the
glucose in the blood to normal back. The Methods for the treatment of diabetes
mellitus in pregnancy may include:
Diet
for pregnant gestational diabetes
A dietitian will help you to develop a
plan for a healthy diet. Some of the rules are:
- Eat a balanced diet. Skip not meals;
- Eat much fruit, vegetables, and foods rich in fiber;
- Limit the intake of fat;
- Avoid foods with high sugar content (for example, sweet lemonade, candy, cookies);
- Evening meals should include protein and complex carbohydrates. (For example, beans, potatoes, corn, rice);
- Record your food intake, these records to your doctor show, and, on request, corrections make.
- Avoid not excessive weight gain during pregnancy, because this can lead to complications. This makes it difficult also to control diabetes.
Physical activity would accelerate the
consuming of glucose by the body. Talk to your doctor before you doing any exercise,
it need some precautions, or exclude certain exercises.
Blood
sugar test
Monitoring of glucose will help you to
know your blood sugar levels throughout the day. Information about the level of
glucose helps you when planning your meals, activities and medicines. The record
results are required during the examination to the doctor.
Cure
for diabetes in pregnancy
Maybe, you have to even an injection
of insulin in diabetes control. For some pregnant women are encouraged to
accept oral medication, such as:
- Metformin;
- Glyburide.
Postpartum glucose resets to normal
then the doctor will check your blood sugar to make sure, you need no more
diabetes.
Gestational
diabetes - prevention
To prevent diabetes in pregnancy:
- Smart diet not to let the overweight;
- Eat healthy food;
- Do regular physical activity. Talk to your doctor about.
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