Suara.com – Diabetes is one of the chronic diseases that must be watched out for, including diabetes in pregnant mother.
However, Consultant Endocrine, Metabolic & Diabetes Specialist, Dr. dr. Wismandari, Sp.PD-KEMD said it was quite difficult to detect diabetes in pregnant women without a medical examination.
Diabetes is a condition where the level of sugar in the blood or glucose cannot be absorbed by the body, and it causes various disorders in the body.
According to Dr. This is because the symptoms of diabetes are often experienced by pregnant women in general, especially if the gestational age has grown into the third trimester.
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“The signs of diabetes and pregnancy are difficult, because diabetics are also like pregnant people. When you are pregnant, you will definitely want to urinate, so it is similar to diabetes,” said Dr. Wismandari in the RSPI Group discussion, Thursday (7/10/2021).
The doctor who practices at RSPI Pondok Indah also revealed that the symptoms of hunger that are often experienced by diabetic patients are also often experienced by pregnant women.
“So it’s a bit difficult, but one thing that you can think about monitoring is his weight, especially the child grows up very quickly. That’s why we don’t wait for symptoms,” added Dr. Tourists.
The doctor who holds a master’s degree in nutrition and clinical nutrition specialist from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (FKUI) also said that the symptoms of diabetes in pregnant women are no longer a benchmark, but prioritize screening.
“But all of us who are pregnant are screened. The best time is, the 20th to the 24th week, in that week we ask pregnant women to drink sugar water, to measure their diabetes tolerance level,” he added.
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Keep in mind that pregnant women can experience gestational diabetes, if you like to eat sweet foods and drinks. This disease not only endangers the health of pregnant women, but also the health of the baby during pregnancy and later in life.
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