Hello everyone, I am Zeng Hongbo of Guangzhou Le Qisheng-Liu Xiangyuan fetal protection expert team. Many women who are insulin resistant to pregnancy will eat metformin to lower blood sugar. So can you still eat metformin after pregnancy? Here's a chat with you.
Guangzhou fetal protection doctor
Can I eat metformin after pregnancy?
Metformin belongs to the diguanide class of hypoglycemic drugs, inhibiting liver sugar output, reducing fasting blood glucose, improving insulin sensitivity, and reducing postprandial blood glucose. In foreign research institutions, it is believed that metformin can be used after pregnancy.
However, there is no evidence in China to prove the safety of metformin use during pregnancy, so metformin is not approved in the instructions as an indication for the use of treatment in patients with diabetes after pregnancy.
In China, metformin should still be avoided as much as possible during pregnancy. After pregnancy, if pregnant women have increased blood sugar, it is recommended to eat more fresh vegetables, pay attention to control their diet, and exercise more.
If the blood sugar cannot be controlled, it can be treated with insulin under the guidance of a doctor to avoid affecting the growth and development of the fetus. Pregnant women should pay attention not to self-medicate during pregnancy, and need to take insulin therapy according to medical advice.
Does eating metformin in early pregnancy affect the fetus?
It is generally not recommended to eat metformin in the early stages of pregnancy, and metformin may pose a risk to the baby's development, and the specific circumstances vary from person to person.
But if you have eaten it at present, you can only continue to observe, and you can understand the development through early Down screening and four-dimensional color ultrasound. As long as the ultrasound is free of abnormalities in fetal development, there is no need to worry too much. During pregnancy, do regular obstetric examinations and observe the growth and development of the fetus in time.
What to pay attention to on a diet with high blood sugar after pregnancy?
High blood sugar in the early stage of pregnancy is necessary to adjust the diet, in the diet needs a small number of meals, to avoid overeating, it is best to divide into three small meals and three large meals, you can eat more fresh vegetables, according to the personal physical situation to adjust the structure of the food ratio and calories.
You can choose some staple foods of cereals, such as oatmeal, soba noodles and other foods with a low glycemic index. In addition, it is also necessary to increase the intake of protein, such as beans, milk, meat, fish and other high-quality protein foods. If necessary, insulin can be used as directed by a physician to lower blood sugar.
Guangzhou fetal protection doctor reminds: after pregnancy, it is generally not recommended to eat metformin, if you have eaten it, do not worry too much. Do regular obstetric examinations during pregnancy, observe the development of the fetus in time, and if there is no abnormality in the examination, it will not be a big problem.