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Family Planning

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes approximately six months ago, and I have just recently found out I am pregnant. I was able to control my numbers before pregnancy, but it seems much harder now, and I am only in the beginning stages. Is this normal?

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I have been taking Synthroid for five years now. My levels of medication keep going up. Does this increase of medication cause any type of infertility? Will I have trouble getting pregnant?

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My sister is 34 years old and has had type 1 diabetes for nine years. They say she has a 1:106 chance of having a Downs Syndrome baby. Are women with diabetes prone to having Downs babies?

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My partner 28 years old and has type 1 diabetes diagnosed 10 years ago. She has now been on Humalog for 18 months, and has never had better control of her blood sugar levels. We are planning a pregnancy and would like an update on the progress of any clinical trials of Humalog and pregnancy.

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My wife is 30 years old and has type 1 diabetes. She has had about five episodes of low blood sugar, which have not been prolonged, but I’m worried about the possibility of fetal abnormalities. How low and how often is too much?

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I had gestational diabetes and was told I would probably develop type 2 diabetes. Worried to death, I monitored my blood sugar and noted they were above normal so I followed a diet, did 30 minutes of exercise daily, and I brought them down to normal I would love to have another child, but I am worried about the strain this would have on my body.

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I am two months pregnant. Recently my doctor found out that I have diabetes, now treated daily with insulin injections, and now my sugar is under control. Is there any chance that my baby will have any birth defects?

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My husband is 22 years old and we just found out yesterday that he has type 1 diabetes. Right now they are giving him pills, they are not sure yet if he will need insulin. We were planning to have a child sometime soon. Will diabetes affect him at all?

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In studying my family history, I have found that several young women (ages 18-23 years) developed type 1 diabetes within a year of giving birth. Does pregnancy speed up the autoimmune process?

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I have been a Type 1 diabetic for 28 years with no complications. During my first pregnancy I had many hypoglycemic episodes during and after birth. I had three severe reactions and passed out for five to six hours, losing all feeling on the right side of my body. I wish to get pregnant again and want to know if this could this happen again.

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