At gestational diabetes at pregnant women the exchange of carbohydrates is broken, sugar level in blood increases. Gestational diabetes harmful influences a condition of mother and a fruit therefore sugar level in blood of the pregnant woman demands constant medical control.
Sugar comes to the pregnant woman's organism from uglevodosoderzhashchy food. At reduction of intake of carbohydrates there is an emission of the glucose necessary for activity of an organism of the pregnant woman, from a liver. Insulin which is produced by a pancreas is necessary for hit of glucose in blood hormone. If it is not enough, then to cages there is not enough glucose.
After 20 weeks of pregnancy the effect of hormones can partially block production of insulin because of what the pancreas begins to excrete it in bigger volume. At the shortage of insulin there is gestational diabetes.
Pregnant women can have various causes of gestantsionny diabetes. Excess weight, heredity, age more than 25 years, the large weight of a fruit in the anamnesis, a habitual miscarriage of pregnancy, a still birth, abundance of water, fruit malformations in the previous pregnancies distinguish from risk factors. Gestational diabetes is determined by sugar level in the blood taken on an empty stomach. At its high value to pregnant women the special test with glucose loading is appointed. Normal level of sugar in blood at pregnant women on an empty stomach is 4-5.2 mmol/l, it is much lower in comparison with non-pregnant. High level of sugar in blood at pregnancy can lead to complications. Among them: large fruit, underdevelopment of internals of the kid, hypoglycemia. At women with gestational diabetes the risk of a gestosis (high pressure, hypostases, violations in work of kidneys and brain blood circulation), developing of infections of urinary tract, childbirth before term is high. For prevention of diabetes at pregnant the special diet is appointed with the doctor, women from risk group need to reduce the use of sweets, fat, starch. Physical exercises are recommended. At deterioration in a state the insulin therapy is carried out.