I have had type one diabetes for 5 years, and even though I have no intentions of having children in the near future, I read a book about pregnancy, and it really focused on the downside of diabetes and pregnancy. Even with taking good care of your diabtes during pregnancy, is there still a fairly high of risks/complications? Is there a MUCH higher chance of a miscarriage/still born if the mother has diabetes? What about birth defects?
Anyone? Hmm.
Yes, I am pregnant and have type one diabetes and I had 2 misscarriages before this pregnancy related to my blood sugar and lifestyle. But my chances of having a healthy and normal baby rely soley on me to take care of myself and my sugar. You will need more prenatal care if you decide to have kids thats all. No birth defects are caused by diabetes just a larger baby if you have high blood sugar during pregnancy. Birth defects are caused by chromosomes in the DNA not diabetes.
