Patient's question:
During pregnancy, high blood sugar in early pregnancy, haven't tested after giving birth. Haven't paid attention to diet, recent blood sugar 12, controlled to 10 in a week. Currently breastfeeding, don't want to take medication, can blood sugar be reduced through exercise and diet? Will breastfeeding the baby be harmful to the baby now?Doctor's answer:
Under normal circumstances, postpartum blood sugar in gestational diabetes can rise significantly and even return to normal levels, requiring an OGTT fasting glucose tolerance test at 6-8 weeks postpartum to verify. Most mothers with gestational diabetes have their blood sugar levels return to normal after childbirth, but their risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future is much lower than that of normal mothers. The incidence rate within 5 years is 10 times higher than that of normal mothers. Those with normal OGTT test results are recommended to undergo a blood sugar check every three years.