Sugar screening is the screening for diabetes. The age of pregnancy for modern pregnant women is gradually being pushed back, and many pregnant women are already elderly when they give birth. At this time, pregnant women are more likely to have diabetes, so in order to ensure the health of pregnant women and the normal development of the baby, it is best to do a good job of diabetes screening. Is it necessary to do a prenatal glucose screening?
1、 What is a sugar sieve
"Sugar screen" is a screening to check whether pregnant women have diabetes during pregnancy. It is generally carried out at 24-28 weeks of pregnancy, which is a project for most pregnant women. If the results of the glucose screening of pregnant women are abnormal, further glucose tolerance test should be conducted to confirm whether they have diabetes during pregnancy.
2、 Why do we need to do sugar screening
1. Today, about 10% of pregnant women suffer from gestational diabetes, and the prevalence rate has been increasing rapidly.
2. Although there are various reasons that can lead to abnormal sugar metabolism, the body may not show any obvious symptoms, and even fasting blood sugar is normal, so it is often overlooked by many pregnant women.
3. Gestational diabetes has serious adverse effects on both pregnant women and fetuses:
(1) For pregnant women, lesions that may cause high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and other symptoms.
(2) For fetuses, it increases the risk of various diseases such as miscarriage, intrauterine growth retardation, deformities, macrosomia, and low birth weight. It is also prone to various neonatal complications, such as bilirubinemia, respiratory distress syndrome, etc.
(4) It also has an impact on the future life of pregnant women and fetuses, and their risk of developing such diseases is greater than that of ordinary people in the future.
So, it is very necessary for pregnant women to undergo a sugar screening test, which is also responsible for themselves and their babies.
3、 When is the sugar screening done
Pregnant women with high risk factors of diabetes: if there are family diabetes, overweight, pregnant women with diabetes and other factors before, sugar screening should be carried out in advance to about 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Healthy pregnant women should undergo a glucose screening test between 24-28 weeks of pregnancy. At this time, the fetus is growing fast and the placenta is powerful. The factors leading to diabetes are also the most obvious. It is not easy to miss diagnosis. If problems are found, early treatment is necessary to reduce the impact and harm to both mother and baby.
If the expectant mother passed the sugar screening examination 28 weeks ago, and there is no abnormality in her body, the risk of pregnancy diabetes can be basically ruled out. However, if expectant mothers often suffer from hunger, rapid weight gain, polyhydramnios, and other abnormal conditions, there may be problems with glucose metabolism. They should go to the hospital for relevant examinations in a timely manner, and the doctor will make a correct judgment based on various aspects such as blood pressure, edema, and blood sugar.
This article introduces what Tang sieve is, why sugar sieve is needed, and when the specific time for sugar sieve should be. If you are an elderly pregnant woman, or a high-risk person with diabetes, you'd better carefully refer to the contents of this article, and do a sugar screening job at an appropriate time in time, so that you can have a healthy baby.
