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Family Planning

I am 29, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 14 months ago, I am considering pregnancy and would like to understand what my goals are. I am worried about contraindications and birth defects because of all the medications I am on now and the fact that I broke my tail bone. Does this mean that I will have to have a C-section, and be bedridden for the last four months of pregnancy?

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I am 29 years old, just found out that I am pregnant, and I have type 1. This pregnancy was not planned, and I am worried about the effects this will have on me and my unborn child.

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I have a mom in class that has diabetes. She wants to know the reasons she is more likely to have a cesarean. Other than the possibility of the baby being larger, are there other factors, such as how her numbers are doing at the time of labor?

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I have had type 1 diabetes for four-and-one-half years. We have been trying to get pregnant for just over a year. Can having diabetes be affecting our fertility?

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I am 25 year old and have been married for 3 years and trying for a child for 1 year. I was kept on Clomid for 3 months and then I was told to take Glucophage by a doctor, for infertility. How does Glucophage help you to get pregnant?

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I’m 24 years old, I have had type 1 diabetes for 11 years, and my husband and I found out that we were pregnant last week. I have been trying to keep my blood sugars within the prescribed range, but although my blood sugars have been good, I’m having trouble staying within this range all the time. How bad is it to have sugars outside of the prescribed range to the extent that I do?

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I am planning a pregnancy and I have been on Humalog, and two of my doctors say that I must switch from Humalog to any Regular insulin since Humalog wasn’t tested on pregnant women and could cause birth defects. Two of my other doctors say that Humalog is suitable for pregnancy so I can not decide who is right. What do you think about glargine and pregnancy?

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I’m pregnant with my first child, and I cannot get a straight answer from my doctors about how they want to handle my insulin needs and blood sugars during labor and delivery. I’m on a pump and would like to continue using it during labor.

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My 28 year old daughter, who has type 2 diabetes and is approximately 28 weeks pregnant, has been told that the baby’s heart wall thickness appears to be abnormally increased, but Her doctors were not clear on what means and scheduled her for ultrasound visits. What does this mean for her baby?

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I have had type 1 diabetes for 13 years. My girlfriend also has it. What are the consequences for our marriage?

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