I do eat sweets and lot and lots of carbs lol I know I know its bad, but I have to tell you I am not stupid! I take enough insulin in advance so that my sugars never go above 150 after eating it... Make sense? I never eat anything and just not care lol I don't want to be going on dialysis at 35 I understand that part but I actually consider myself lucky to be able to control mysugars and know how many units it takes for a bowl of rice with butter and a big ole glass of juice. Or some days when I am not hungry at all.. I just take my base. I am kind of a caveat diabetic but when pregnant it is a whooooole nother ball game.. At around 7 months my insulin intake doubles and I have to be real careful adjusting because I have passed out before and that is scary! But so far so good. Thanks!
Awesome my A1C has been a constant at 6.0
Hello,
a single episode of high blood sugar (unless it is really extreme) won't kill your baby, but repeated high sugars are dangerous for you and your child.
There really are many complications that can occur with high blood sugars during pregnancy. In early pregnancy it can cause birth defects (particularly of the heart and nervous system). In late pregnancy it can cause the baby to become extra large and also affect development of lungs, among others. I have one friend who's baby has a heart defect, suspected to have been caused by high blood sugar in early pregnancy.
I have read that the rate of birth defects and problems increases dramatically if your A1C is higher than 7.0.
However, most doctors would prefer to see an A1C less than 6, and actually as close to the normal 4.1 - 4.6 as possible.
Please work very hard to control your blood sugar by avoiding sweets and controlling carb intake. Also fine tune your insulin and monitor frequently. Work closely with your doctor and diabetes management team.