Diabetes during pregnancy: Here’s what you need to know right now
What does diabetes in pregnancy mean in the first place, and how does it occur? Science has all the answers. It is biologically normal that when a woman becomes pregnant, her sugar metabolism changes. Why so? The effectiveness of insulin will decline due to these two main reasons: Maternal hormonal activity
Increase in body fat Insulin secreted by the pancreas has to move sugar from the blood to the tissues. This glucose is then available for use as energy. Due to the inefficient insulin activity during pregnancy, more insulin becomes necessary. What happens when this extra insulin cannot be produced naturally? The blood sugar of the pregnant woman will rise. This is diabetes in pregnancy, also known as gestational diabetes. According to experts, about 20% of exp...