Diabetes happens when the blood sugar level is excessive high. The food
items which we eat are broken down into sugar. This sugar gets absorbed
by the cells with the help of the hormone- insulin which is formed in
the pancreas. Then this sugar is used by the cells of our body to do
various body functions. In some people, the insulin formation do not
happen and in some insulin is formed but it cannot help in the
absorption of the sugar thus keeping the blood sugar level high. During
the period of pregnancy, hormonal changes happen in the body because of
which cells might not response to the insulin the same way thus
resulting in high sugar level in blood which is normally called
Gestational diabetes in pregnancy and goes off with time after the child
birth happens.
Gestational diabetes in pregnancy usually occurs in the second trimester
of the pregnancy and can be identified only through the regular blood
sugar tests. About 4% of the pregnant women suffer with gestational
diabetes. If blood sugar level is found high during pregnancy then the
doctors advice should be taken immediately and with the help of
medicine, diet and exercise gestational diabetes can be kept under
control. It is very important to plan the diet along with a dietician to
control the diabetes during pregnancy otherwise it could create
complications in the baby and the mother. The baby can have breathing
problems or born with high blood glucose level in the body and could be
overweight.
1. The foods which contain simple sugar should be avoided such as cakes, cookies, candy, cream
2. Eat healthy snacks which are healthy such as raisins, fruits, carrot sticks
3. Limit the intake of carbohydrate in the body and it is better to taken whole-grain breads, pasta, and rice.
4. Walking is the best exercise that a pregnant woman can do and other
exercises which are safe to do during pregnancy can be done under
supervision and with the doctors suggestion
In most of the cases the gestational diabetes
in pregnancy goes off after the baby is born but the mothers need to be
careful as it could increase the risk of diabetes in the next pregnancy
and late in their life they could have diabetes. Proper diet plan,
regular exercises and weight control are three very important things
that one should surely follow if they had suffered from the gestational
diabetes.
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