Will PCOS Effect My Ability To Get Pregnant?
Many women wonder if living with PCOS on top of pre existing diabetes will effect their chances of getting pregnant. Will PCOS prevent pregnancy?
Is a C-Section necessary because of my preexisting diabetes?
Women who live with preexisiting Type 1, Type 2 or Gestational diabetes might think, or have been told, that they will have to have a Cesarean to deliver their babies. Is it true?
Eye Risks in Pregnancy With Preexisting Diabetes
As a woman who lives with preexisting diabetes we always hear of the necessity for more frequent eye exams in pregnancy. But why do our doctors want us to have more frequent visits during pregnancy? Are women who live with preexisting diabetes at higher risk for eye complications during pregnancy?
Is Baby Aspirin Recommended in Pregnancy?
Is it recommended that people who live with diabetes to take aspirin during their pregnancy? Our medical advisory board investigates.
Does Living With Diabetes Increase Chances Of Preeclampsia?
Are women with Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes at higher risk for Preeclampsia? This is a common question for women living with all forms of diabetes who are pregnant.
Is early induction indicated because of my preexisting diabetes?
Many women who live with preexisting diabetes are hoping to carry to their due date at 40 weeks and often wonder if it is possible while living with diabetes.
Is PCOS more common in women who live with diabetes?
PCOS is more common with women with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. But manifestations of PCOS, meaning how it develops in an individual, are different in people who live with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and women who live without diabetes.
Eye health planning in pregnancy with diabetes
Many women who live with preexisting diabetes wonder how their eye care might change if they become pregnant and what they can do to prepare their eyes for pregnancy.
Carbohydrates in pregnancy
In pregnancy carbohydrates are very important. Not only for us, the mother to be, but for the growing baby inside. So what are the carbohydrate recommendations for an expecting T1D mother in Pregnancy?
Family planning with preexisting diabetes
Many women living with diabetes, especially those who were diagnosed as young children, might have heard or even been told that they may not be able to have children one day, or if they did, extreme complications for themselves and the baby were likely. That however is the furthest thing from the truth! With the right planning, healthy, successful pregnancies are the norm rather than the exception. Just look at our growing group of Sugar Mommas!
What is gestational diabetes?
Gestational diabetes mellitus, or gestational diabetes (GDM), is not preexisting but instead diagnosed after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Hormones produced by the placenta during pregnancy place increased demand on the insulin-producing cells of your pancreas.
