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Family Planning

I am an RD, CDE and work at a Diabetes Center in a hospital setting. We have a new Women’s Center opening and have been asked to establish protocols/standards for monitoring a diabetic mother and newborn after delivery.

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My daughter has had diabetes since she was 10 years old. Six weeks ago, she delivered a healthy baby girl. She has breast fed this whole time. However, we are running into big problems with low blood sugars. She tests all of the time, but, unfortunately, she crashes unexpectedly. Would it harm the baby to begin formula?

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I have had diabetes for 23 years and just became pregnant.. I am very concerned at the moment as my blood glucose control has always been erratic.

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My sister, who has had diabetes for 17 years, has very good control and became a dentist. Now I want to know If she can marry and have a perfect life as any other person.

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Is Lantus safe to use in pregnancy? It seems the benefits of stable blood glucose levels may outweigh the risks associated with using it. Is it category C only because it is such a difficult thing to get something approved for pregnancy? Are there any real data to show there is a risk, or just lack of data?

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I am pregnant woman with type 2 diabetes, and I am wondering if my disease will hurt my unborn child. If so, how or can I change/improve the effect?

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Since diabetes is an autoimmune disease and breastfeeding is known to pass antibodies to the baby, is it possible to pass on the antibodies that attack the pancreas?

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I have had type 1 diabetes for eight years, and I recently have been having problems with intimacy. When my significant other ejaculates, my body rejects it. We’ve been trying to have kids for about four months and it just isn’t working. Does this mean I can’t have kids? Can you give me some advice? Can diabetes cause you not to have children?

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My wife who has had type 1 diabetes almost 30 years is well controlled on an insulin pump, and we would love to have our own child but don’t want to put her life or health in danger. We are getting mixed answers from her doctors. What dangers are posed to a woman with type 1 diabetes if she becomes pregnant?

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How does one get tested to see if they have type 1A or type 1B? Does the type affect one’s fertility? Is there a difference in how the two types are treated?

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