Know a little about “medicine” | Can I breastfeed while taking insulin?

Ms. Wu was diagnosed with gestational diabetes during her pregnancy and used insulin to control her blood sugar. After giving birth, the doctor recommended that she continue to use insulin for treatment. But Ms. Wu is breastfeeding her child. Can she still breastfeed normally with insulin?

The use of insulin to treat diabetes in breastfeeding mothers will not affect normal breastfeeding. This is because insulin molecules are relatively large and the amount secreted into breast milk is very small. Moreover, even if the insulin in breast milk enters the digestive tract of the baby, it will be digested and destroyed, and will not have adverse effects on the baby. However, it should be noted that the risk of hypoglycemia may increase for breastfeeding mothers, and the amount of insulin should be appropriately reduced. At the same time, meals should be added before breastfeeding, and the frequency of blood sugar monitoring should be increased to prevent the occurrence of hypoglycemia.