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Family Planning

Are there any special risks to a child born after the mother has developed adult onset diabetes? I’m 27 and just found out that my mother developed diabetes a year or so before I was born.

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I am 30 years old and have had diabetes for 22 years. I am in good control, have no complications, and have been using the insulin pump for three years. I just found out that I am five weeks pregnant, and I am concerned because I had an episode of high blood sugar with ketones a few days ago. How worried should I be? Is there anything I can do?

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I have been using an insulin pump with Humalog, and recently, my husband and I told the doctor we were ready for our second child. He advised us to switch back to Regular, but, now I’m on it, I’m having troubles with my blood sugars, so I would like to switch back. I would like to know more about the effects of Humalog in the first trimester of pregnancy.

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I have been taking Actos and Amaryl, and I am ready to become pregnant again so I went to the doctor yesterday, and started my insulin today. I should ovulate sometime in the next few days, and I am concerned because I took the last dose of my pills yesterday. Is it safe to get pregnant now?

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My doctor found my glucose level elevated at my last physical, and now I think I might be pregnant. What could the complications be?

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I am 27, my husband is 37 and has type 2 diabetes, diagnosed when he was 30. We have not yet tried to conceive, but plan to try within the next year. What are odds of having children with diabetes? Does diabetes cause any problems with conceiving?

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My doctors have told me that it may take up to a year to get my blood sugars back under my normal control since I had the baby. Is this true? I certainly never expected it to be this difficult after the baby. Does breast feeding have anything to do with it?

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I am 31 years old and have had type 1 for 11 years. I am on the pump with Humalog. I inject across my lower abdomen only. We are planning a preegnancy. It had never occurred to me that lispro might not be tested in pregnant women. Do pregnant women experience difficulty with the abdomen site?

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I am a 20 year old girl who has had type 1 diabetes for almost 18 years, and for the most part, it has been in good control. I plan to have children in the next five years, but I recently found out that I am not ovulating every month. I’m concerned because I have read several articles about infertility problems and diabetes. Does this mean I won’t be able to have children?

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I am a 29 year old woman who has been living with type 1 diabetes for 18 years and on a pump for a year, and my blood sugars are in control. However, my husband and I have been trying to have a baby for one and one-half years, I am still not pregnant, and I have never had a miscarriage. Should I be concerned?

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