In principle, there is no known way to prevent gestational diabetes,but it is believed that a healthy diet and maintaining normal weightcan contribute to reducing risks (most women with diabetes duringpregnancy develop type 2 diabetes later).
Prevention of complications for mother and newborn
- controlling blood glucose
Complications of gestational diabetes can be alleviated orprevented by tight control of blood glucose. This control requires aproper diet and sometimes insulin. A glucose meter (meter) isessential for proper monitoring of blood glucose.
- multivitamin and mineral supplements
During pregnancy, nutrient requirements increase. A study shows that nutrient deficiency was next seen in women with gestationaldiabetes: chromium, magnesium, potassium and vitamin B6(pyridoxine). These nutritional deficiencies can be attributed toglycosuria (this abnormal glucose in the urine) associated withdiabetes. In addition, they may tend to exacerbate thesedeficiencies affect blood sugar because insulin production.
Prevention of type 2 diabetes
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women with gestational diabetes is very high (over 50% of cases). For this reason, womenmust take all necessary precautions to prevent disease.
In particular, women with gestational diabetes should avoidobesity, to have a healthy diet and do not neglect physical activity.In addition, these measures will prevent hypertension andhipercolesteromia, two problems that often accompany diabetes.
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