Many times when you hear diabetes in the news, they are talking about Type II diabetes. Similarly, in pregnancy, when most people are talking about diabetes, they are talking about gestational diabetes. While these are both problems, there are women who have had diabetes most of their lives, who then turn around and get pregnant with the diabetes they've had diagnosed beforehand. This presents with challenges of it's own.
Lots of women in previous generations in this situation would have been told to avoid pregnancy. This has changed and pregnancy can be very safe for women with pre-exisiting diabetes. Do you know someone who has had diabetes and been pregnant?
Related:
- Diabetes in Pregnancy
- Gestational Diabetes (GD)
- Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)
- Jelly Bean Diabetes Testing
- Common Prenatal Tests
- Most Common Birth Defects
- Pregnancy Complications
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Yes, women with pre-existing diabetes can and do have healthy babies while staying heallthy themselves.
This is the topic of my book “Balancing Pregnancy With Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby,” where I interviewed more than 50 women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as a dozen medical experts. I’m also living what I write about, as I have had type 1 for more than 35 years and have two healthy kids, aged 5 and 1.5.
It can be done!
Thanks for sharing.