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12-05-2012, 10:47 PM
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I was 21 and a planned pregnancy w type 1 diabetes. My a1c averaged 7 while pregnant and I delivered at 40 weeks (induced) and she was 7 lbs 2 oz. I actually lost 20 lbs during the whole pregnancy. She is healthy 8 year old now. I did it without the pump, just the basic h&n. it wasnt easy but it's attainable. Good luck.
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12-13-2012, 05:44 AM
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Reading all your post make me really strong. I was diagnostic when i was 15 and the first thing my dr said was u might not be able to have kids & after that I was so scared. Now I'm 28 and my dream is to have a baby!
 take care....
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#13
12-13-2012, 08:47 PM
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yuck, I hate it when people assume that women with T1 can't have kids! I had a fellow student nurse say that to me when she saw me checking my BG in class "aww that's so sad, you can't have kids!" I told her she might want to educate herself a little more on the subject if her goal is to be a competent nurse. that just angered me so much!
no babies here, but this thread is helpful. I'm sort of in the beginning stages of just thinking about it - want to see how low I can get my A1c now (currently at 7.6%) and then maybe in 3-5 years I'll consider having a kid. (only been married a year - want to enjoy my husband first)
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01-14-2013, 03:03 AM
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I am T1 for 25 yrs. I have 4 children ages 1yr-5yrs. Manage the best you can. Your baby will inspire you to do that. PS: high risk doctors are wonderful, but most do not understand the unpredictability of T1. Trust your endo to tell you if your bs's are under enough control! Best of luck!
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02-12-2013, 10:39 PM
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Hi I'm T1 diabetic for almost 18 years. I recently found out that I'm pregnant. I need help. I have been monitoring my glucose levels very closely checking before and after meals monitoring my carbs but yet I still find my glucose levels to be on the higher side especially in the morning. I'm terrified of this and don't know what I need to do. My drs are giving me an appointment at the end of this month and I really don't want to out my child's life in jeopardy due to this. So whoever went through a pregnancy pls help me an tell me how you managed your levels and what did you do. Thank you Naz
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02-12-2013, 11:01 PM
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congrats on the pregnancy!
question - was this planned? if not, you might want to talk to your Dr about what your last A1c was like. typically, women with T1 need to have a below 7% A1c BEFORE getting pregnant. I don't want to scare you, but you're 4x more likely to have birth defects if you have an A1c higher than 7%. (that's what my Endocrinologist says anyway, and my Ob/Gyn agrees). it has to do with the developing brain and spine of the fetus - here's an article I found http://www.news-medical.net/news/201...aby-Study.aspx as for the morning highs, your hormones are probably screwy because of the pregnancy, but it could still be something called Dawn Phenomenon - are you familiar with it? you need to talk to your Dr about this before adjusting your insulin. I would honestly try to see someone ASAP, not wait 2 weeks, if you can. you're definitely a candidate for an insulin pump - I would look into it since it gives you way more flexibility with hour by hour basal rates - helps for when you're too nauseous to eat, or when you need to adjust your basal rate because your hormones are raging. good luck!! wishing you a healthy/happy pregnancy and baby!
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