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diabetes and pregnant

Im already have been a diabetic for the last 10 yrs, type 2, now 17 weeks pregnant with first biological child and keeping my sugar levels in good ranges, im wondering if this get harder as more along my pregnancy comes.?
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231441 tn?1333892766
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Hello,

yes, it will get harder as the pregnancy progresses, as the insulin resistance increases as the placenta grows.

Are you on insulin?

I have had 2 diabetic pregnancies and my need for insulin increased dramatically from start to delivery.  Both my girls were perfectly fine (I did have excellent control).  My HbA1c when I delivered my first duaghter was close to 5.  She was a natural delivery at 38 weeks and weighed 7 lbs 3 oz (I think I was taking about 60 units/day at the time of delivery, having started insulin at 3 months pregnant).  For my second daughter it was 5.6 at time of delivery (and I was taking about 100 units of insulin before she was delivered compared to approx. 20 at the beginning of the pregnancy).  She was 7lbs 6 oz at nearly 40 weeks (by cesarian - reason unrelated to diabetes)..
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No, but you may need to start taking insulin.  I had gestational diabetes with both my kids.  It is so important to keep your blood glucose in as normal a range as possible so your baby doesn't get huge.  I'm small and I had to get induced at 36 weeks because he would have been 9 1/2 pounds!  I still had to get a c-section.  He is now 20 years old, and weighs about 110 pounds wet-go figure.  Incidentally,  I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about a year ago.  At the time I was pregnant, I was told it was a window into my future, as about 40 percent will get type 2 diabetes later in life.
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