A recent study has pushed [gestational diabetes] to the forefront again.
A study led by Professor Wang Xiaobin Wang of Johns Hopkins University in the United States found that babies born to obese [fat mothers] and [sugar mothers] with gestational diabetes mellitus have a higher risk of autism and mental retardation than babies born to healthy pregnant mothers.
Pregnant mothers with diabetes, be careful of their babies suffering from autism.
The study looked at 2,734 children, including 102 confirmed autistic children. The results were shocking:
- Compared with healthy mothers, babies born to obese mothers with diabetes before pregnancy are nearly four times more likely to suffer from autism and mental retardation than babies born to healthy mothers. The number of babies born to obese mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus is also not low, about three times.
Some people may say:
I’ve heard of diabetes. Is what pregnant with diabetes?
Pregnancy complicated with diabetes is divided into two types:
- One is the original diabetes, and then pregnant with a baby, this kind of situation is relatively rare; The other refers to the increase in blood sugar that occurs only after pregnancy and is diagnosed as diabetes, which is called gestational diabetes.
The vast majority of diabetic pregnant mothers are gestational diabetes mellitus.
Due to changes in hormone levels and metabolism of mothers after pregnancy, especially in the middle and late stages of pregnancy, pregnant mothers are more prone to hyperglycemia.
Alert to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Most mothers suffering from gestational diabetes mellitus will return their blood sugar to normal after giving birth to their babies, but they cannot take it lightly.
Why is this?
Because gestational diabetes mellitus will bring great risks to mothers and babies.
1. Harm to mothers
Including abortion, dystocia, increased possibility of postpartum hemorrhage, easy infection, resulting in diabetic ketoacidosis during pregnancy, increased risk of later conversion to type 2 diabetes, etc.
2. Harm to fetus
Including overweight fetus, poor fetal growth, increased risk of fetal malformation, etc.
3. Harm to newborns
Including increasing the incidence of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and hypocalcemia; Neonates are prone to hypoglycemia.
Getting gestational diabetes mellitus, how to do?
In order to detect gestational diabetes mellitus at an early stage, we suggest that pregnant mothers with high-risk factors start monitoring blood sugar at 6-13 weeks of pregnancy.
These high-risk factors include: having given birth to macrosomia, obesity, family history of diabetes, patients with polycystic ovary syndrome, etc.
For other pregnant mothers, 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is required to measure blood sugar during 24-28 weeks of pregnancy.
What if diagnosed as gestational diabetes mellitus?
For pregnant mothers, it is best to control blood sugar through diet and exercise.
Step 1: Eat a reasonable diet
- Eat less and eat more, regularly and quantitatively, and match the thickness. Eat more foods with high dietary fiber, including whole wheat foods, such as oats, buckwheat, bean products and various vegetables; Proper amount of protein and fat are not excessive. Choose snacks reasonably. Avoid snacks that are too polysaccharide, and do not choose fruits that are too sugar, such as watermelons and mangoes.
Step 2 Exercise moderately
It is recommended that pregnant mothers stick to aerobic exercise for half an hour every day, such as brisk walking and yoga for pregnant women.
3. Proper weight gain
It is necessary to ensure that the weight gain does not exceed 1 kg per week after entering the second trimester of pregnancy. If you gain more than 1 kg on the basis of diet control and proper exercise, you should consult a doctor in time.
4. Medication
If the blood sugar is still not well controlled after diet and exercise adjustment, drug therapy is required at this time.
Generally speaking, pregnant mothers are not recommended to use oral hypoglycemic drugs, and doctors will add insulin according to the situation.
5. Periodic prenatal inspection
For pregnant mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus, it is necessary to increase the number of prenatal examinations. The examination is conducted every 1 ~ 2 weeks.