What are the symptoms of high blood sugar in pregnant women?

Patient's question:

What are the symptoms if a pregnant woman has high blood sugar

Doctor's answer:

High blood sugar not only affects the health of the mother but also poses serious harm to the growth and development of the next generation. Diabetes can easily lead to infections, miscarriages, preterm births, stillbirths, and polyhydramnios in pregnant women. Additionally, due to excessively high maternal blood sugar levels and excessive weight gain, it can cause fetal macrosomia, resulting in delivery difficulties and increasing the risks of dystocia, surgical delivery, neonatal injuries, and postpartum hemorrhage.
Pregnant women are recommended to undergo regular blood sugar tests at the hospital during the 18th and 32nd weeks of pregnancy and seek nutritional counseling at the obstetric nutrition consultation clinic in a timely manner. It is even more important for pregnant women to maintain a balanced diet, avoid high-sugar foods, adopt a small-portion, frequent-meal approach, consume more vegetables and fiber-rich foods, and pay attention to the intake of vitamins, iron, and calcium.
The intake of fruits is best distributed between meals, with a maximum of 200 grams per day, and