Autocuidado en pacientes de 25 a 50 años con Diabetes Gestacional que asisten a consulta en el Centro de Salud Urbano del cantón Daule, en el año 2021.

Abstract

Gestational diabetes is the intolerance towards carbohydrates, which ends up resulting in hyperglycemia of variable severity that affects the mother and the fetus. Objective: To describe self-care in patients between 25 and 50 years of age with Gestational Diabetes who attend an outpatient consultation at a General Hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Design: descriptive, quantitative, prospective, transversal. Technique: Direct observation. Instrument: Survey. Population: 45 women with gestational diabetes cared for during the year 2021. Results women with gestational diabetes were 25 to 35 years old (75%), of mixed ethnicity (76%), of urban origin (89%), of secondary academic education (67%), overweight (53%), who were in the second trimester of pregnancy (72%), who had two children (48%), 36% had a personal pathological history of diabetes mellitus, 42% had a family history of hypertension; Regarding food care: 58% ingest carbohydrates, 61% healthy fats; Regarding physical activity care: 86% do not practice swimming, 60% do not practice aerobics and 68% take walks, 61% take oral antidiabetics, another 69% take prescribed insulin doses. Conclusion: It is evident that regarding the self-care of pregnant women, gestational diabetes is presented by different modifiable factors, such as diet, sports activities, compliance with treatment, being necessary to guide pregnant women on the benefits of having a better nutrition and physical activities, to achieve a pregnancy without risks.