Nowadays, the number of patients with diabetes is increasing, which has a lot to do with people's eating habits. People like to eat sweets or eat foods with high sugar content. The range of diabetes patients is not limited to the middle-aged and elderly, many young people also have diabetes, and the number of women with diabetes during pregnancy is also rising. Diabetes in pregnancy is not only harmful to the mother, but also to the fetus, so we must pay enough attention to it. Many pregnant women must have this question: diabetes in pregnancy is so harmful, so what is the diagnostic criteria for diabetes in pregnancy? Next, we will answer this question from three aspects.
1. Types of diabetes during pregnancy
Pregnant mothers with diabetes during pregnancy are generally divided into two types. One is patients with diabetes before pregnancy, which is called diabetes combined pregnancy. Another kind of pregnancy is when the glucose metabolism is normal or there is potential impaired glucose tolerance before pregnancy, and diabetes occurs during pregnancy, which is called gestational diabetes.
2. The harm of diabetes in pregnancy to pregnant women and fetuses
Gestational diabetes may cause abnormal embryonic development or even death; The incidence of polyhydramnios increases tenfold; The likelihood of developing gestational hypertension increases by 2 to 4 times; Diabetes ketoacidosis is easy to occur; The incidence of fetal growth restriction is 21%; Causing fetal malformation; The incidence of macrosomia is as high as 25% to 42%.
3. Diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes
The diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes are as follows: the symptoms of overeating, drinking and urination during pregnancy; Recurrent outbreaks of Candida infections in the external genitalia and vagina; Fasting blood glucose measurement twice or more, blood glucose ≥ 5.8mmol/L; Glycated hemoglobin (GHb1Ac) ≥ 6.5%; Symptoms of significant hyperglycemia or hyperglycemia crisis, with any blood glucose level ≥ 11.1mmol/l. Any of the above points can be diagnosed as gestational diabetes.
Warm tip: diabetes during pregnancy is very harmful, so pregnant mothers should strictly follow their own diet and carry out auxiliary treatment under the professional guidance of doctors.
