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Is it widely the norm to have a healthy pregnancy/healthy baby if you have had type 1 diabetes since childhood? What are the biggest risks? What should be the biggest focus to maintain a healthy pregnancy/baby?
Looking for opinions, suggestions, personal stories, resources like websites. I've already been doing some reading and have gone to my endocrinologist with this question.
I am 32 years old, have had type 1 since I was 12 years old.
The main thing for you to focus on is testing often and trying to keep your sugar levels as normal as possible all throughout the pregnancy. Most doctors want pregnant type 1 diabetic women to keep their glucose levels as low as possible without risking hypoglycemia. And the way to do this is to test more often than usual and adjust often. More insulin if levels go high, juice if levels drop low. If you test often, you can catch both problems and normalize them.
I'm not part of a type-1 couple, but I'm the mother of a type-1 17-year-old girl (who already has names picked out for future children) and the wife of a man with a host of genetically-based health issues: type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and a history of autoimmune diseases on his father's side, which is where my daughter seems to have inherited her diabetes.
We knew NONE of that when we married and had kids.
Anyone out there with Type 1 diabetes taking Tecfidera? I have heard from a couple of people that it causes your blood sugar to go low. I'd like to know how low, and esp. if you're using an insulin pump, how much you've had to adjust it. Also when it goes low. I'll be starting Tecfidera on September 1.
I also wanted to tell that throughout both my pregnancies, more so my first, people had all kinds of ignorant things to say to me, so my advice is to not listen to everything you here or read, until you have talked to a knowledgeable person, such as an endocrinologist, midwife, obstetrician--you are getting my idea-someone knowledgeable about pregnancy and diabetes.
If you have questions have your daughter ask her doctor and follow that advice.
Hi Dalki,
Yes, in time your doctor will likely know for sure which type of diabetes you have. In addition to Type 1 and Type 2, there seems to be a type 1.5 ... tho' there's some thought that 1.5s are just in the early stages of Type 1. We DMers (folks with diabetes mellitis) and our docs often call that a honeymoon phase.
I hope you're feeling better now that your bloodsugar has begun to come down. Things may remain volatile for a while, so try to be patient with yourself.
I'm confused. You feel like her being type 1 is a hindrance to continuing the relationship because it is too much of a burden? I mean, that's your choice and the reason why we date is to judge if we want to continue on to the next stage in a relationship. Not everyone is a match nor do we have to stay with them. We're allowed to break up with those we have reservations about.
But Type 1 diabetes when controlled does not have to hinder one's life.
Hi Nichole, here are a few general articles on pregnancy and diabetes that might help you learn more about getting pregnant.
http://www.medhelp.org/diabetes/articles/Your-Get-Pregnant-Checklist/1710
http://www.medhelp.org/diabetes/articles/A-Safe-Pregnancy-with-Diabetes/1754
http://www.medhelp.
I also noted the JAMA reminder/caution that food does not cause Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. This study and others looked at the impact of specific foods/timing of introduction in at-risk children.
Please know that Type 2 is a completely different disease than Type 1. Type 1 is autoimmune, and researchers are striving to find out what triggers (or doesn't) trigger the disease. Type 2 has completely different origins.
I know I am insulin dependent because I cannot take my pump off except for the rare few minutes or so without my sugar sky rocketing. Now would u still call this Type 2 Diabetes or Type 1? Hearing the words Juvenile Diabetes associated with Type 1 throws me off obviously because I was not diagnosed as a juvenile. But also the words Insulin Dependent are associated with the Type 1. So I DO fit into that category.
I have type 1 diabetes, and have had this challenging disease for 30 years. I am believing that I may be having the first signs of some nerve damage and am wondering what doctors/specialists I sure see. Right now I have a family practioner, and have had this same doctor for years....any suggestions on where to go next? I have excellent insurance (not always the case) and want to take care of this before the situation gets worse? Help.
I am 24 years old and have had type 1 diabetes since 1 1/2 years old. I have been on the insulin pump for 4 years now and have experienced much better control....still not where it could be, but way better prior to the pump. Recently I have found myself wondering what is wrong with my memory. I have trouble remembering most of my childhood or even events that happened months ago. I can only truly remember portions of conversations I have. My boyfriend tells me all the time....
it is very important to control your blood sugar to avoid complications with the baby. Early in pregnancy high sugars can affect development, late in pregnancy your baby may get too large.
First, target range for blood sugar in pregnancy is 70 - 120, with 120 being the maximum (at an extreme you should aim to never exceed 140).
I assume you have a test kit to test blood sugar. during pregnancy it is important to test frequently.
Hello everyone,
I am also planning for pregnancy with Type 1 diabetes and am going to see a specialist on Tuesday, August 8th, 2006. I have been having a rough time lately, because one doctor I went to examined me and told me that I was pregnant but then called me the next day and the lab results were negative. It was a real disappointment because I have always wanted children and this had to happened.
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