Patient's question:
One of my friends had a daughter three months ago. She developed gestational diabetes during her pregnancy. Recently, she went back to the hospital for a check-up, and the results showed a blood sugar level of 6, while all other indicators were normal. I wonder if it's a problem.Doctor's answer:
Diabetes during pregnancy is more common in women with excessive fetal weight. Some pregnant women can return to normal blood sugar levels after childbirth, while others have a high risk of developing diabetes 5-10 years postpartum.If you are tested for fasting blood sugar, your blood sugar is still higher than the normal range, which is 3.9-6.1. However, your blood sugar has not yet reached the diagnostic criteria for diabetes. For diabetes, fasting blood sugar must be 7.0 or higher, and post-meal blood sugar after 2 hours must be 11.1.
Your condition falls under impaired glucose tolerance, indicating a tendency to develop diabetes, but it has not yet reached the level for a diabetes diagnosis.