All pregnant women should be tested for gestational diabetes during pregnancy follow-up. Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy as a result of the body's inability to secrete enough insulin, resulting in an increase in sugar level.
Gestational diabetes is more likely to occur in pregnant women over the age of 35, who are obese and have a family history. These pregnant women should be tested early and more frequently. Gestational diabetes is detected in approximately 2-5% of pregnant women with expected gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes is a temporary condition in most people. It is also known as glucose intolerance or carbohydrate intolerance.
Screening test in gestational diabetes 24.-28. It is done in weeks. A 50 g loading test is performed as a screening test. For pregnant women whose 50-g screening test is problematic, a 100-g OGTT (oral glucose tolerance test) is performed. Nausea may occur due to ingestion of sugary liquids during the test. To do this, lemon can be mixed into the sugary liquid and drunk like lemonade.
Gestational Diabetes Symptoms
- Glucose in urine
- Quick thirst
- Frequent urination
- Fatigue
- Nausea
- Frequent infections in the urinary tract, vagina and skin
- Blurred vision
Gestational Diabetes Treatment
The most important part of the treatment in gestational diabetes is to keep the blood sugar level under control. Things to do in treatment:
- Close follow-up of the pregnant woman and the baby
- Blood sugar level monitoring
- Diet and exercise program
- Insulin if necessary treatment
Women with gestational diabetes have a higher risk of developing Type II diabetes in the future.
Gestational Diabetes Risks
Gestational Diabetes If diabetes is diagnosed and treated appropriately, the risk of complications is very low. Effects on mother and baby if left untreated:
- Large baby
- Premature birth
- Increase in caesarean section rate
- Fetal and neonatal deaths very little increase
With appropriate treatment, the babies of pregnant women with gestational diabetes are healthy and the diabetes disappears after birth.
If frequent urination, constant thirst and glucose in the urine continue, before birth Blood sugar level should be measured after a few months.
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