What is the standard value for insulin during pregnancy?

For pregnant women, they must pay more attention to nutrition in their daily life. Pregnant women are prone to high blood sugar, which is also an important cause of gestational diabetes. Blood sugar should be monitored regularly, especially for those with high blood sugar. The normal blood sugar value for pregnant women should not exceed 10.0mmol/L one hour after a meal. In order to better prevent gestational diabetes, in addition to paying attention to diet, pregnant women should also exercise moderately.

1. What is the normal blood sugar level for pregnant women?

For most people, the normal fasting blood sugar value can be maintained in the range of 3.9~6.1mmol/L. However, due to the special situation of pregnant women, the normal blood sugar value is controlled more strictly, and the normal fasting blood sugar value for pregnant women is stipulated to be 3.1-5.6mmol/L.

1. Normal blood sugar level for pregnant women 1 hour after meal: The blood sugar level 1 hour after meal is generally used to detect diabetes in pregnant women. Authoritative data show that the normal blood sugar level for pregnant women 1 hour after meal should not exceed 10.0mmol/L.

2. Normal blood sugar level for pregnant women 2 hours after a meal: The normal blood sugar level after a meal is generally not allowed to exceed 11.1mmol/L, and the normal blood sugar level for pregnant women 2 hours after a meal is not allowed to exceed 8.5mmol/L.

If you do a 75g glucose tolerance test, the normal blood sugar reference value is:

Fasting blood glucose 5.8mmol/L.

Blood sugar levels reach their peak one hour after eating, generally between 7.8-9.0mmol/L, with a peak value not exceeding 11.1mmol/L, not exceeding 7.8mmol/L in 2 hours, and returning to normal fasting blood sugar levels in 3 hours.

Pregnant women’s blood sugar level should be 3.1-5.6mmol/L before meals and 4.4-6.7mmol/L 2 hours after meals.

2. Reasons for high blood sugar in pregnant women

Reason 1: Hormones hinder the secretion of insulin. During pregnancy, the placenta of the expectant mother will secrete some hormones that can counteract the production of insulin, resulting in a decrease in insulin secretion. This can easily cause the expectant mother to have high blood sugar during pregnancy, endangering the health of the baby.

Reason 2: Unreasonable diet structure, diseases enter the body through the mouth. An unreasonable diet structure can also cause high blood sugar levels in pregnant mothers. During pregnancy, a large amount of high-sugar and high-fat foods are consumed, and the food stimulation increases the secretion of insulin. When the function of the pancreas cannot withstand this pressure and the secretion of insulin cannot meet the needs of the expectant mother's body, it will cause high blood sugar in the expectant mother during pregnancy.

Reason three: Overweight. The blood sugar-lowering activity of insulin in overweight expectant mothers will be seriously reduced, so even if they eat the same amount, they will need more insulin than expectant mothers of normal weight to maintain blood sugar balance throughout the body. During pregnancy, the placenta will secrete hormones to resist the secretion of insulin. The interaction between the two causes a significant increase in the risk of gestational diabetes in obese expectant mothers.

Reason 4: There is a family history of diabetes. Expectant mothers with a family history of diabetes should pay more attention. Expectant mothers with a family history of diabetes may carry genes that induce diabetes. Therefore, expectant mothers should pay more attention to their daily living and eating habits. If they are not careful, the hidden genes will stimulate the expectant mother's high blood sugar during pregnancy, and it may also turn into overt diabetes.

Reason 5: Advanced gestational age. If the expectant mother is over 30 years old, various body functions will decline, which will result in the expectant mother being unable to resist through her own immunity when encountering sudden illness. During the treatment of the disease, the expectant mother is likely to develop complications. If expectant mothers have high blood sugar during pregnancy, they should pay special attention and have their blood sugar checked in time.

The boundary between high blood sugar and diabetes is not very clear. If high blood sugar is not treated and adjusted in time, it may develop into diabetes, which will cause great harm to expectant mothers.

Possibility 1: Out-of-control blood sugar If an expectant mother is found to have high blood sugar but does not exercise proper dietary control, the result can only be a transformation of the disease, causing out-of-control blood sugar and then turning into diabetes.

Possibility 2: Endocrine disorders If the expectant mother’s high blood sugar is caused by endocrine disorders, she should be more cautious and promptly diagnose the disease causing the endocrine disorder and treat it. Endocrine disorders can also turn into diabetes if not treated in time.