Contents:
- Medical Video: What to Expect in the 1st Trimester: Q&A with Belly to Baby
- Tips for controlling diabetes in pregnant women
- 1. Plan for pregnancy
- 2. Regularly check with your doctor after getting pregnant
- 3. Eat healthy food
- 4. Regular Sports
- 5. Take medication according to your doctor's prescription
- 6. Control and treat blood sugar immediately
Medical Video: What to Expect in the 1st Trimester: Q&A with Belly to Baby
Diabetes in pregnant women can be a problem for both mother and fetus if it is not well controlled. However, you really do not need to worry if you can control this disease, the risk of birth defects will not occur. So, how do you get pregnant women to stay healthy even if they have diabetes?
Tips for controlling diabetes in pregnant women
The steps that women can take before and during pregnancy to prevent the occurrence of more serious problems due to diabetes are:
1. Plan for pregnancy
Before planning to become pregnant, you should consult a doctor first. Doctors need to see the influence of diabetes on your body, talk to you about how to control blood sugar, change medications if needed, and plan check-up routine.
If you are overweight, your doctor may recommend that you try to lose weight before becoming pregnant as part of your blood sugar control plan.
2. Regularly check with your doctor after getting pregnant
Diabetes in pregnant women is indeed rather frightening, but you can prevent complications that can arise by routinely carrying out a physical examination during pregnancy.
That way, your health and fetus will continue to be monitored. If indeed there are health problems that arise, can be detected early and quickly handled.
3. Eat healthy food
Eat healthy food from a list of foods made for diabetics. A nutritionist can help you make a list of healthy foods. A nutritionist can also help you learn how to control your blood sugar during pregnancy.
Healthy food must be consumed by pregnant women. Well, to know what foods are good for you, you can see 8 Healthy Food Choices for Pregnant Women in Healthy Hello.
4. Regular Sports
One of controlling diabetes in pregnant women is to exercise regularly. Exercise can keep blood sugar levels normal. In addition, diabetic women who are pregnant are also required to balance eating healthy foods.
To maintain a healthy body and womb, at least do 30 minutes of moderate physical activity for 5 days a week. You can start with short walks, swimming, or even yoga.
However, before you do exercise, you should consult and ask your doctor which type of exercise should be done first. The reason is that each woman's health condition during pregnancy varies.
5. Take medication according to your doctor's prescription
Generally people with diabetes need extra insulin. If diabetes pills or insulin are recommended by your doctor, use them as directed to help maintain control of your blood sugar.
6. Control and treat blood sugar immediately
Maintaining blood sugar to be controlled properly can sometimes lead to the risk of low blood sugar. If you take diabetes pills or insulin, it is very helpful to be ready to have sugar sources such as sweets, glucose tablets or gels.
It is also very good for teaching family members and coworkers or friends how to help if at any time you experience a severe low blood sugar reaction.
Because pregnancy causes the body's energy needs to change, blood sugar levels can change rapidly. You need to check your blood sugar regularly, according to the doctor's instructions.
It's important to learn how to adjust your food intake, exercise, and insulin, depending on the results of your blood sugar test. Be careful if your blood sugar changes quickly, becomes too high or too low. What you eat, how often you exercise, and the growth of your baby will often change your blood sugar during the day.
