Effects of gestational hyperglycemia on the fetus

In the process of enjoying the nurturing of life, pregnant women will encounter various problems, and gestational hyperglycemia is a relatively common disease. High blood sugar is very bad for the development of the fetus and it also causes great harm to pregnant women. In order to avoid the impact of gestational hyperglycemia on the fetus, pregnant women are advised to pay attention to controlling blood sugar during pregnancy, maintain a light diet, and eat more blood sugar-lowering foods to ensure the safety of mother and child.

What are the effects of high blood sugar during pregnancy on the fetus?

First of all, the chance of a fetus with malformations will increase four times if a pregnant woman has high blood sugar. Clinically, many patients with gestational diabetes have given birth to malformed babies because of poor blood sugar control and they regret it very much. In addition, it can cause developmental delay or intrauterine distress in the fetus in the mother's womb, or even cause hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy at birth. The life of the fetus is very dangerous. The damage to the child's brain is irreversible, and once the damage is formed, it will cause lifelong damage. Infants may also suffer from hypocalcemia, cardiomyopathy, polycythemia, venous thrombosis, etc. Some fetuses are not fully developed and are very likely to suffer from mental retardation.

When the blood sugar of gestational diabetes patients is not well controlled, the mother's metabolic disorders will occur. At this time, the protein metabolism in their bodies will have a negative nitrogen balance. As a result, the fetus cannot supplement enough nutrition in the womb, the speed of internal organ development will become very slow, and the fetus will often be born prematurely. If it is too light, it is more likely to die. Even if the fetus survives by chance, there is a high chance of developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood.

High blood sugar in pregnant women not only has serious effects on the fetus but also causes many harms to the pregnant women themselves. For example, the probability of pregnant women with gestational diabetes developing type 2 diabetes within 5-15 years after giving birth is 40%-60%, which is a very high probability. Therefore, pregnant women with gestational diabetes must strictly control their diet and exercise regularly to stay away from the risk of diabetes.

I believe that after reading the above, everyone already knows that high blood sugar in pregnant women has a great impact on the fetus and the pregnant woman. Therefore, if a pregnant woman finds that her blood sugar is high after pregnancy, she must receive hypoglycemic treatment as soon as possible to lower the blood sugar level to normal as soon as possible. But don’t worry too much. As long as the blood sugar is well controlled under the guidance of a doctor, there will not be too many problems.