Gestational diabetes more common than you thought
The risk factors for gestational diabetes
The objective of creating this blog is to provide information the most digestible and useful that it can be very useful to all parents so let's not start with what is gestational diabetes?
Gestational diabetes mellitus is a type of temporary diabetes that is defined as a glucose intolerance that is discovered during pregnancy. The body digests the food you eat to produce sugar (glucose) that enters the bloodstream. In response, The pancreas produces insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose travel from the bloodstream to body cells, where is used as energy.
During pregnancy, to the placenta, that connects the baby with your blood supply, produces high levels of other hormones. Almost all of them inhibit the action of insulin in cells, which raises blood sugar level. During pregnancy, It is normal for a slight increase in blood sugar after meals, In gestational diabetes, Placenta hormones cause an increase in blood sugar to a level that can affect the growth and well -being of the baby.
The risk factors for gestational diabetes
- Older age of 25 a 30 years
- IMC > 25 kg/m2 SC
- Background of Macrosomic Children
- Diabetes mellitus in first -degree relatives
- Background of glucose intolerance
- Glucosiwhi
- Gain of more than 20 Kg of weight in the current pregnancy
- Background of serious obstetric problems
- Low weight of the fetus at birth (of the 90th percentile)
- Ethnic origin of high risk of obesity or diabetes mellitus
Do you have symptoms?
In general, Gestational diabetes has no symptoms, But if you can feel more thirst than normal, urinate more frequently, dizziness or vomit accompanied by fatigue, symptoms similar to those of a pregnancy that is why many women pass these symptoms as normal.
How do I detect it?
The diagnosis is based on the location of hyperglycemia in the blood of the future mom. It is very important that the pregnant woman undergoes different blood tests to control sugar levels.
The test is made between the week 24 Y 28 of pregnancy, period in which the first alterations in glucose metabolism can already be discovered, the examination that is performed is the O’Sullivan or Sieve for glucose.
What risks do you have for the baby?
-Premature birth: A high level of blood sugar in the mother can increase the risk of having a premature delivery job
-Caesarean delivery: Excess sugar in the mother accumulates in the form of subcutaneous fat in the fetus, This can affect to have a natural birth.
–Low blood sugar level (Hypoglycemia): Sometimes, Mothers babies with gestational diabetes have a low blood sugar level (Hypoglycemia) Shortly after birth because its own insulin production is high. The serious hypoglycemia episodes can cause seizures in the baby.
-Type diabetes 2 later in life: lMother -to -diabetes babies have a greater risk of obesity and type diabetes 2 in the future.
What risks do you have for the mother?
-Diabetes in the future: If you have gestational diabetes, You are more likely to suffer again in the future pregnancy. You are also more likely to have type diabetes 2 As you aged.
–High blood pressure and preeclampsia: Gestational diabetes increases the risk of high blood pressure and preeclampsia.
Does gestational diabetes have cure?
Normally gestational diabetes is a temporary condition in most cases, So if it is detected in time there are certain measures that you can take to minimize the risks, As always our first recommendation and the most important is a visit to your doctor before Medican.
Doctors recommend wearing healthy and balanced eating accompanied by exercise before, During and after pregnancy this will help you prevent diabetes of any kind or in any case to control it.