Patient's question:
During pregnancy, high blood sugar in early pregnancy, after giving birth, never tested. Also didn't pay attention to diet, recently blood sugar 12, controlled for a week 10, now breastfeeding, don't want to take medication, can rely on activity, diet to reduce blood sugar? Now breastfeeding the baby will be bad for the baby?Doctor's answer:
Under normal circumstances, postpartum blood sugar levels in gestational diabetes will rise significantly and even return to normal levels, requiring an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) with fasting glucose test at 6-8 weeks postpartum to verify. Most mothers with gestational diabetes will have their blood sugar levels return to normal after delivery, but the risk of developing type 2 diabetes again in the future is much lower compared to normal mothers. The incidence rate within 5 years is 10 times that of normal mothers, and those with normal OGTT results are recommended to have a blood sugar check every three years.