Checking for normal blood sugar levels during pregnancy is also an important task for women. Because it is in the middle and late stages of pregnancy, it is often prone to high blood sugar or pregnancy with diabetes and other problems. So, is it normal for pregnant women to self test their blood sugar on an empty stomach at 5.6?
1. Pregnant women have relatively strict indicators for measuring blood glucose levels on an empty stomach compared to ordinary people. However, self-test fasting blood glucose levels of 5.6, excluding false measurements caused by adverse factors, are relatively high. Because the fasting blood glucose standard value for pregnant women is set at 3.1-5.6 mmol/L, and the self measured blood glucose value is already within the upper limit of the reference standard value, it is necessary to consider the possibility of high blood glucose.
2. Pregnant women with such test results are recommended to go to the hospital for further formal glucose tolerance testing. Through the glucose tolerance test, we can accurately know whether women have high blood sugar during pregnancy or have pregnancy diabetes. For example, after fasting glucose tolerance testing, it is necessary to drink sugar water. The blood glucose level one hour after drinking sugar water should not exceed 10.0mmol/L, and the blood glucose level two hours later should not exceed 8.5mmol/L. If one of the indicators exceeds, it means there is diabetes in pregnancy.
3. Pregnant women with high blood sugar or diagnosed as gestational diabetes should generally do a good job in diet management, not eat foods with high sugar content, and eat more vegetables, but eat fruits carefully and reasonably. Pregnant women who need to take medication to adjust their blood sugar levels must follow the doctor's advice and take medication on time.
