High blood sugar in pregnant women belongs to gestational diabetes, which belongs to the category of “consuming thirst” in Chinese medicine, and is mainly treated by nourishing kidney yin and tonifying the spleen and qi, supplemented by treating the symptoms by dredging the liver, clearing away heat, resolving dampness and activating blood circulation.
Chinese medicine treatment is based on strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidneys to support the correctness, strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidneys to fill in the essence so that the spleen qi is healthy, the kidney essence is abundant, the kidney qi is abundant, the five organs play their normal physiological functions, the normal transmission of fluids, and the promotion of the metabolism of the organism; at the same time, strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidneys is also a good way to stabilize the fetus in the period of pregnancy.
Patients with gestational diabetes are often under great mental stress and prone to liver-qi stagnation. Therefore, supplementing liver-qi regulation, blood nourishment and liver softening (nourishing the blood and softening the liver) on the basis of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidneys can enable Yang qi to reach the whole body, so that tonicity without stagnation can be achieved, and promote the transportation and utilization of blood glucose.
The development of thirst is associated with phlegm-dampness, fire-heat and blood stasis. Appropriate support of resolving dampness, clearing fire and activating blood on the basis of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidney can assist in regulating the discomfort.
For gestational diabetes mellitus, it is necessary to pay attention to the prevention of the disease before it occurs, and early intervention with traditional Chinese medicine is very necessary. Pregnant women should emphasize the importance of regimen and prudence, preventive and gradual. In the diabetes is not yet time, can be from the diet, emotional regulation, moderate labor and leisure, enhance physical fitness, to prevent the body fluid metabolism imbalance; diabetes has become the time, the available traditional Chinese medicine to regulate the qi and blood yin and yang. At the same time, it is important to pay attention to the treatment of the disease and fetal safety at the same time.
Specific medication should be used under the guidance of a doctor.