Patient's question:
Fasting blood glucose 6.15, drank 75 grams of glucose, one hour later 7.51, two hours later 7.83. The doctor said it's gestational diabetes and requires hospitalization. Everything else is normal. This was just checked today. I want to know if this situation is serious.Doctor's answer:
This is gestational diabetes, and the standards for gestational diabetes are different from those for the general population. Specifically, it is diagnosed when fasting blood glucose is greater than 5.1, and after a glucose load, it is greater than 10.0 at 1 hour and greater than 8.5 at 2 hours.Advice: It is recommended to avoid medication for now and first adopt lifestyle interventions, such as controlling dietary intake, balancing meat and vegetables, managing total calories, eating less but better, avoiding sweet foods, engaging in appropriate exercise, and undergoing regular follow-up. Insulin therapy may be used if necessary. The ideal control targets are a fasting blood glucose of 3.3-5.3, a 1-hour post-glucose load level of 3.3-7.8, and a 2-hour post-glucose load level of 3.3-6.7.