Generally imported glucose meters are slightly better than domestic glucose meters in terms of accuracy and stability, but domestic glucose meters have improved a lot in recent years, and there are some that can be trusted. No matter which blood glucose meter you use, you still have to go and compare it with the hospital's venous blood glucose.

Detecting blood glucose is best to go to the hospital to check, hospital laboratory testing blood glucose using a large automatic biochemical analyzer, every day before the start of the work, we have to do quality control, only quality control results passed, can be on the machine to detect the specimen, so the test results are reliable, can guarantee the quality. Fingertip blood glucose detector, blood glucose results than the results of fully automatic biochemical analyzer is low, about fifteen percent, and affects the detection of many factors, so it is recommended to go to the hospital to test blood glucose as well, fingertip blood glucose meter can be used as a screening, dynamic observation of blood glucose changes, or more convenient.

Many expectant mothers wait happily for their babies to be born, but during this process, mothers have to "go through five hurdles and pass six generals" to pass the obstetrics tests to ensure the health of their babies, and gestational hyperglycemia is one of the hurdles.

Usually at the 24th week of pregnancy, there is a glucose screening program in the hospital, that is, diabetes screening, commonly known as "drinking sugar water", many pregnant mothers have experienced, this is a routine maternity program. If you don't pass the glucose screening, your doctor will arrange for you to have a glucose tolerance test. If it is determined that the pregnancy is hyperglycemia, then the doctor will require daily glucose control, pregnant mothers have more knowledge about glucose control, will help to maintain a comfortable environment for the growth of the baby, to protect the health of the baby.

What tools are used for daily blood glucose monitoring?

1. You can take blood from a vein at the hospital: Hospitals have a monitoring program that takes blood from a vein to test blood sugar levels, and the results are usually available in half a day. This method is very accurate, but it's a little more complicated, and although it's inexpensive, it's not convenient for moms to have to go to the hospital, wait, and then go home.

2. You can buy a blood glucose meter and test strips to test yourself at home.

Pharmacies, e-commerce platforms, etc. have blood glucose meters for sale, and with the appropriate blood collection pen, blood collection needle, test strips, alcohol cotton, etc., as long as the blood collection pen in the finger gently stabbed, and then squeezed out a drop of blood, applied to the blood glucose test strips, within 15 seconds will be able to get the blood glucose value of the venous end of the blood glucose value, the accuracy is also acceptable.

I use a domestic blood glucose meter, Sanno, which is inexpensive, simple and convenient.

A family portrait: Glucometer, blood pen, blood needle, test strips

1. Place the blood collection needle inside the blood collection pen, taking care that the blood collection needle is disposable and should not be reused.

2. Remove the blood collection needle from its protective tip and attach it to the blood collection pen, then take out a test strip and attach it to the test strip socket on the top of the glucose meter.

3. Put the blood collection pen on your finger, gently press the button of the blood collection pen, the blood collection needle will pop out, and there will be a very small hole on your hand, squeeze a drop of blood, and immediately inhale the blood into the blood collection port of the test strip. (Just gently touch the blood drop with the side of the test strip and it will be sucked in by itself.

4. Then the meter will start counting down the seconds, and when it is finished, it will display the blood glucose value! It is very convenient and fast!

If pregnant mothers have blood sugar problems, it is still necessary to test regularly, you can test every day on an empty stomach, 2 hours after meals, to better summarize the diet, exercise, to help mothers control blood sugar.

Definition of gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes refers to the absence of diabetes before pregnancy, after pregnancy due to hormonal factors that produce resistance to insulin, blood glucose rises, diabetes; if diabetes before pregnancy, after pregnancy is called diabetes combined pregnancy.

The dangers of gestational diabetes

Diabetes is known as the "silent health killer" because the symptoms of diabetes are often not particularly obvious, easy to be ignored, and gestational diabetes is milder than diabetes, so most pregnant women with gestational diabetes do not have some obvious symptoms. At present, the hospital in the daily maternity examination, the doctor will generally recommend pregnant women in the 24 weeks of pregnancy, routine blood glucose examination, in order to timely detection of gestational diabetes.

The harm of gestational diabetes is multi-faceted, it can be said that not only to the pregnant woman itself, but also affect the development of the baby, mainly in the following aspects:

　　1. Gestational diabetes increases the share of hypertensive diabetes during pregnancy and increases the chances of the mother-to-be contracting various diseases. There is also the possibility of excess amniotic fluid, kidney damage, and heart damage.

　 2, the impact of pregnancy on the fetus can not be ignored, such as giant babies, neonatal hypoglycemia, neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and so on, the incidence of significantly higher than the newborns of normal pregnant mothers.

　　3, with gestational diabetes mellitus mother-to-be born offspring, the probability of future occurrence of diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease is significantly higher than that of the offspring of normal pregnant mothers, and its second generation of daughters of childbearing age of gestational diabetes mellitus increased risk.

Self-management and control of gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes or hyperglycemia "sugar moms" do not need to be too frustrated, you should actively control sugar from the following three aspects:

1. Reasonable control of diet

In the Chinese family concept, pregnant mothers generally become the key protection object of a family during pregnancy. In order to ensure the nutrition of the pregnant woman and the fetus, family members usually provide the pregnant woman with high-quality meals, which results in excessive nutritional intake, especially excessive intake of staple food category containing too much carbohydrates, which will result in the accumulation of sugar in the body. Through rational dietary restructuring, the adjustment of sugar disorders is prepared on the premise of ensuring the nutritional needs of pregnant women and fetuses.

2. Proper exercise

As the belly grows bigger day by day, there are fewer and fewer exercises suitable for the mother-to-be. In order to let the baby grow healthily, it is not recommended for the mother-to-be to carry out high-intensity actions, but she can choose to walk, climb stairs, yoga and other ways to exercise appropriately. Through proper exercise, you can metabolize the excess energy in your body and reduce the accumulation of sugar.

3、Timely testing of blood sugar

Regular blood glucose monitoring during pregnancy is a very important means of glycemic control for sugar moms. Through blood glucose monitoring, you can know your own blood glucose situation in fasting, before and after meals, and determine whether diet and exercise are effective in controlling blood glucose. At present, there are two types of blood glucose monitoring suitable for pregnant women to use at home: fingertip blood glucose monitoring and real-time dynamic blood glucose monitoring. For the special characteristics of sugar moms during pregnancy, it is recommended to use dynamic blood glucose monitoring with diet control and appropriate exercise, which can have a good effect on glycemic control.

Benefits of using real-time ambulatory glucose monitoring

Real-time ambulatory glucose monitoring technology can help save pregnant women the hassle of painful finger pricking and has several benefits:1. Monitor blood glucose changes 24 hours a day:Outputs a glucose value every three minutes, 480 values per day, forming a complete glucose profile.

2. Know what to eat to keep your blood sugar from getting high:Sugar mothers suffer from "fear of high blood glucose, do not dare to eat anything", real-time dynamic blood glucose monitoring technology can precisely solve this problem. After eating any food, sugar moms will get real-time blood glucose data feedback from the dynamic glucose meter, so that they can know "what to eat to high blood sugar, what to eat to slow blood sugar", so as to find a balance between ensuring nutrient intake and controlling blood glucose, and to find the right nutritional recipes for themselves during pregnancy.

3. Real-time sharing of blood glucose data:By sharing the data through mobile APP or WeChat, the relatives or doctors of sugar moms can monitor the blood sugar data of sugar moms in real time, and can be notified by messages at the first time when high or low blood sugar occurs. This will enable friends, relatives and doctors to help sugar moms to control sugar in a reasonable way.

In conclusion, mothers with gestational diabetes or high blood glucose should adopt a positive mindset to control their blood glucose. Whether to choose a fingertip glucose meter or a dynamic glucose meter should be weighed according to their own situation. Blood glucose monitoring is only a tool and means to control blood glucose, to really control blood glucose well, sugar moms need to adjust their mindset, do a good job of self-health management, and do a scientific diet and exercise. Finally, I wish all sugar moms can be healthy and fast to conceive a healthy and smart baby.

I always go to the drugstore next to my house.

If you need to buy one, you can ask your doctor at your maternity checkup~

High blood sugar during pregnancy suggests that you must walk a lot and take care of a low-sugar diet.

Blood glucose meter fingertip blood can generally only be used as a reference range, usually about 200 price is usually enough! You need to record your blood glucose at home every day, and then go to the hospital regularly to check and make comparisons.