Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (diabetes), during pregnancy or diagnosed for the first time.

The reasons, the incidence and risk factors

Pregnancy hormones can block insulin to do its job. When this happens, sugar levels in the blood can increase in the blood of pregnant women.

You are at higher risk for gestational diabetes if:

During the 25 years she's pregnant

A family history of diabetes

She gave birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds, or birth defects

Have high blood pressure

Polyhydramnios

There has been miscarriage or unexplained stillbirth

Are you overweight before pregnancy

Symptom

Usually no symptoms or mild symptoms, no risk for pregnant women life. Blood sugar (glucose) levels usually return to normal after delivery.

Symptoms may include:

Blurred vision

Fatigue

Frequent infections including bladder, vagina, skin

Increased thirst

Increased urination

Nausea and vomiting

Despite the increased appetite for weight loss

Signs and tests

Throughout pregnancy, gestational diabetes usually start in the middle. Among screen all pregnant women should receive the first 24 weeks of gestation and 28 weeks of oral conditions glucose tolerance test. Risk factors for gestational diabetes, women can have this test before pregnancy.

Once you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes, you can see how well you are doing at home to check your levels of blood sugar. The most commonly used methods include tingling fingers, his blood in a machine, this decline will give a glucose reading.

Treatment

The goal of treatment is to keep blood sugar (glucose) levels within the normal range during pregnancy to ensure the baby is healthy and growing.

Watch your baby

Your doctor should check carefully to you and your baby during pregnancy. Fetal monitoring checks the size and health of the fetus.

A load test is simple and painless for you and your baby.

A machine, listening to baby's heartbeat (electronic fetal monitor), and the screen is placed in your belly.

Your health care provider can compare changes in the heartbeat pattern of your baby, and find out if the baby is fine.

Diet and Exercise

Improve your eating habits, the best way is to eat a variety of healthy foods. You should learn to read food labels and check their food choices. If you are a vegetarian special diet or otherwise, check with your doctor or dietitian.

Normally, when you have gestational diabetes diet should:

Protein and moderate fat

Foods high in carbohydrates, such as fruits, vegetables and complex carbohydrates (like bread, cereal, pasta and rice)

Low food high in sugar, such as soft drinks, fruit juices, pastries

If your diet does not control blood sugar (glucose), it is possible that prescription drugs for diabetes by mouth or insulin treatment.

Most women with gestational diabetes will not need diabetes medications or insulin, but some people will.

Expected (expected)

Most women with gestational diabetes can control their blood sugar, to prevent damage to themselves or their children.

Pregnant women with gestational diabetes tend to have larger babies at birth. This may increase the probability that the time of delivery problems, including:

Birth injury (trauma), due to the large size of the baby

Cesarean Birth

Your baby is more likely to have low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) during the first days of life.

Mother of gestational diabetes increases the risk of high blood pressure during pregnancy.

Just as the baby's mother was dying of risk untreated gestational diabetes increases. Controls sugar levels in the blood to reduce this risk.

High blood sugar (glucose) levels returned to normal after delivery. However, women with gestational diabetes should pay close attention after giving birth, in a sign of diabetes, doctor appointments normal screen. Many women with gestational diabetes develop diabetes in the 5 to 10 years after delivery.

Call your health care provider

If you are pregnant, you have diabetes symptoms, call your health care.

Prevention

Start prenatal exams early and regular prenatal care, help improve your health and the health of your baby. There are 24 to 28 weeks of gestational diabetes screening, prenatal pregnancy for early detection.

If you are overweight, your body mass index (BMI) was reduced to the normal range before pregnancy will reduce the risk of developing gestational diabetes.