Patient's question:
I'm 20 weeks pregnant and everything is going well, but I'm especially hungry and always feel like my stomach is never full, no matter how much I eat. One of my friends said she had gestational diabetes when she was pregnant before, and she also ate a lot. I'm worried that I might have this condition too and that it could affect the baby.Doctor's answer:
Hello! To detect gestational diabetes early, oral glucose of 50 grams is usually taken during pregnancy at weeks 24-28, and blood sugar is measured 30 minutes after consumption. If the blood sugar level is less than 7.8 mmol/L, it may indicate gestational diabetes, and a 100-gram glucose tolerance test is needed for diagnosis. For pregnant women with gestational diabetes, it is important to actively control blood sugar to avoid adverse effects of hypertension on the fetus. After delivery, the expectant mother can be clinically classified for diabetes based on blood sugar levels three months later.