Can Gestational Diabetes Be Prevented ?

tipstipskehamilan. Gestational diabetes can ‘be prevented’ as long as women are understood the risk factors for gestational diabetes and understood about many things that can contribute to an increased risk of developing the condition. Some of those things include being overweight or obese, being over age 30, having a family history or diabetes, previously giving birth to a large baby, had gestational diabetes with a past pregnancy or lifestyle factors include not engaging in regular physical activity, being overweight or obese caused by not healthy eating and smoking.

Can Gestational Diabetes Be Prevented?

Diabetes is a condition where there is too much glucose (sugar) in the blood. Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that is a temporary condition that occurs during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually arises during the second or third trimester (after 28 weeks) and goes away after the baby is born.

Gestational diabetes is a serious condition and can lead to birth complications if not identified and managed carefully. Women with gestational diabetes have an increased risk of high blood pressure and preeclampsia during pregnancy and an exceptionally high risk of type 2 diabetes after pregnancy.

According to the Nurses’ Health Study II between 1989 and 2001, women with a body mass index (BMI) above 33 were over four times more likely to develop gestational diabetes than women who had a normal BMI before pregnancy.

Women who had a combination of three low risk factors (not smoking, engaging in regular physical activity and healthy eating) were 41% less likely to develop gestational diabetes compared with other pregnant women.

It reported that women who did not meet any of the low risk lifestyle factors, those meeting all four criteria, they are a healthy weight, consuming a healthy eating, regular physical activity and not smoking, had a remarkable 83% lower risk of developing gestational diabetes.

According to a US study published on thebmj.com, a healthy lifestyle could prevent nearly half of all cases of diabetes during pregnancy. It found that young women who eat well, exercise regularly and not smoking before and during pregnancy have a lower risk of developing gestational diabetes.
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