What are the symptoms of hypoglycemia during pregnancy?

Carrying a baby is something that every woman must experience. Some early pregnancy reactions and some uncomfortable symptoms during pregnancy will cause us to worry, fearing that there is something wrong with the baby in the belly. For normal people, we don’t need to worry too much about hypoglycemia if it happens occasionally, but for pregnant women, if they don’t pay attention to it, it will also affect the health of the fetus. So what are the symptoms of hypoglycemia during pregnancy? Let’s analyze it below.

1. Due to the accelerated metabolism after pregnancy, the blood flow to the pancreatic islets increases compared to the non-pregnant period, so the physiological function of the pancreatic islets is very strong. The insulin level in the blood of pregnant women is relatively high, resulting in low blood sugar (especially fasting blood sugar) in pregnant women, resulting in symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, fatigue, hand tremors and cold sweats.

2. In addition, due to the increase of progesterone in the blood of pregnant women in the early stages of pregnancy, pregnancy-related vomiting occurs. Pregnant women usually eat less, and their bodies consume a lot of energy, which can easily lead to malnutrition, so it can also aggravate symptoms of hypoglycemia such as dizziness.

Therefore, pregnant women must ensure a balanced diet, eat small and frequent meals, eat 5-6 meals a day, and ensure that breakfast is nutritious. They can eat more high-protein, high-fat and high-carbohydrate foods such as milk, eggs, meat porridge, cakes, sugar water and noodles. Pregnant women can also carry some snacks with them, such as peanuts, candies, soda crackers, etc., and eat them immediately if symptoms of hypoglycemia appear.

1. Symptoms of hypoglycemia:

The early symptoms of hypoglycemia mainly include palpitations, fatigue, sweating, hunger, pale complexion, tremor, nausea and vomiting, etc., which usually occur after hunger and exercise, and may also occur before lunch or dinner. The onset is usually slow, and the patient's condition gradually becomes more serious.

2. More severe hypoglycemia often presents with central nervous system sugar deficiency, with initial symptoms of inattention, slow thinking and speech, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, and unsteady gait; there may also be mental disorders such as hallucinations, restlessness, irritability, and strange behavior. As the disease progresses, symptoms such as confusion, muscle tremors, movement disorders, and even epileptic convulsions, paralysis, and pathological reflexes may appear. Finally he fell into a coma, his body temperature dropped, and his pupils lost their light reflex.

Combined with the above introduction, check whether you have this symptom by comparing it with the symptoms of hypoglycemia during pregnancy. If you have it, you should always prepare some candy and other foods for emergency use. If it is mild, you can improve the symptoms through diet. If the hypoglycemia is more serious, you should go to the hospital in time for medical treatment. It is also safe for the fetus to recover as soon as possible with the doctor's treatment. I wish you good health!