Diabetes during pregnancy

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I have been on it before and all thru my pregnancy for my diabetes. It wasn't enough alone for my sugar during pregnancy so I also needed insulin.

My thing is this you only need to take metformin if you have uncontrollable diabetes. With my daughter my gestational diabetes was so out of control they had me on 90 units of insulin a day to keep us well I was passing out every where but from my experience with this being my third pregnancy if you are going to have a miscarriage you are going to have it. I know it may sound harsh but its the truth usually when the sperm and egg come together the chromosomes will add up or they wont.

Does anyone on here have the diabetes u get just during pregnancy? If u do when did they start? And what were some of the symptoms?

Has anyone confined taking metformin after embryo transfer and during pregnancy?

My aunt and my sister both had diabetes during their pregnancy. My sister had it before she was pregnant she did really well it was hard for her to keep up cause she has always been like but if u check ur sugar and eat right always keep snacks you'll do great. My aunt son was 9 ib 6ounces she had to check her sugar to but when she found out she followed the rules did great. I failed my one hour so I go back friday for my three hour test to see if I have gestational diabetes.

Has anybody dealt with diabetes during pregnancy or in the same boat as me? It has me stressed would like to hear some stories!

"Does anyone know why they apply more stringent standards for diabetes during pregnancy than they do outside pregnancy?" Here's what I found that may help answer your question. http://www.musckids.com/health_library/diabetes/hyponew.htm http://diabetes.taragana.net/pre-pregnancy-diabetes-can-lead-to-birth-defects-in-newborn/ http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-and-diabetes/DA00042 http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/sex-and-pregnancy/before-pregnancy.

Some do and some don't...

Does anyone else have type 2 diabetes with pregnancy? I'm not eating a ton of carbs but my numbers are still on the high side.

Gm mommys this is a early morning question is it ok to drink alot of pepsi I drink atleast 6cans a day

Ok so i know that gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes some women develope during pregnancy. Soo my doctor gave me a lab requisition to have this test done last month but i cannot fast. I try but in the middle of the night i get so hungry. What is the importance of getting my blood drawn for this?!!

I have a daughter also and was very careful during my pregnancy in controling my diabetes. My daughter weighed 5 lbs 13 oz at birth. She is now going to be 14 and has no signs of developing diabetes. I am only giving you my experiences and cannot give you any medical information since I am not a doctor. Stay with the control of your blood sugars it can only help you and her. Good luck with the pregnancy daughters are great!

t change your chances of becoming pregnany, but it does put you in a high risk category after you do become pregnant. Tight control is essential during a pregnancy, both for your health and the health of your baby. Many people recommend going on a pump prior to and during pregnancy. That would allow for the constant and tight control needed. It's not required, but it certainly helps. Good luck!

Gestational diabetes is high blood glucose that develops at any time during pregnancy in a woman who does not have diabetes. Women who have gestational diabetes are at high risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease later in life.

During the reproductive years, the pituitary gland in the brain generates hormones (follicle-stimulating hormone [FSH] and luteinizing hormone [LH]) that cause a new egg to mature and be released from its ovarian follicle each month. As the follicle develops, it produces the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone, which thicken the lining of the uterus called the endometrium.

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