Diet of pregnant diabetic

There is a particular clinical form of diabetes, known as "gestational", which is one that first occurs during pregnancy.

These are women, unsuspected of contracting this disease, which usually give birth to babies with great weight and a higher incidence of fetal perinatal mortality (towards the end of pregnancy and in the first days of life).

So important is this problem of modern obstetrics, from different forums of scientific opinion has suggested the desirability of conducting an "overload test glucose" to all pregnant women to average the second trimester of pregnancy.
If it is a known diabetic, the criteria for treatment (especially dietary measures) and monitoring, are similar.

In cases where a positive result, diet therapy is indicated for the immediate treatment as a fundamental element of this evil.
It should indicate regimes no more than 1,800 calories daily, or just over half of what is normally administered to a pregnant. And split into six daily meals input from these caloñas to avoid abrupt changes of dosajes blood sugar.

Of course, in any way, be included sugars in the diet of pregnant diabetic. There is no contraindication for some synthetic sweeteners (saccharin or cyclamates) or natural (aspartano).

The diet should not contain more than 50 per cent contribution of carbohydrates, complemented by a moderate physical exercise and not obtained the expected reduction in blood glucose (blood sugar), should begin treatment with insulin in early . If controlled properly, can lead to diabetic pregnant term and give birth to a normal baby.

The family history of diabetes, babies born large and perinatal deaths, are signals to suspect the possible presence of this disease.