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Type 2 9 weeks pregnant with a Hba1c of 11.86 help

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Asamc

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Hi everyone am worried sick at the moment I am 43 been suffering with diabetes from 2005 it’s always been high I just found out am 9 weeks pregnant with a Hba1c of 11.86 can I by any chance still have a healthy baby somebody help me pls
 
Firstly, can you tell us which type you are, please. This will get you the appropriate advice.

Welcome to the forum, so sorry to hear you're so upset. Fingers crossed for you. X
 
Hi,
Do you have a midwife and diabetes team? Ask them any questions you have.
Try not to worry, are you taking folic acid etc?
Hope baby and you will be well.
Take care
 
Asamc said:
Hi everyone am worried sick at the moment I am 43 been suffering with diabetes from 2005 it’s always been high I just found out am 9 weeks pregnant with a Hba1c of 11.86 can I by any chance still have a healthy baby somebody help me pls
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Look, there's no denying that's not a good hba1c. Having said that, insulin dependent T1s used to have babies before glucometers were available (I'm the T1 daughter of a T1 mother and I was born in 1962). Pregnancies go wrong for all sorts of reasons (not just diabetes), so there's no point in beating yourself up about something in the past that can't be changed. If it doesn't work out then you shouldn't assume that it's automatically because of the hba1c,

Most important: see your team now. You'll need to get those levels down and they are the ones to help. You won't be the first high hba1cer that they've seen, and you won't be the last. They have the experience to tell you what your chances are here, and the tests to see what is going on.

I hope it works out for you, but remember whatever happens you are not alone. Sending you lots of hugs and hopes.
 
@Asamc theres not a lot I can add that others haven’t already. Your first priority is to contact your diabetic team and then book an appointment with your Midwife (directly through your GP) so you can get started within the system.
You’re going to be faced with all sorts of decisions and we will be here to offer support.
 
Asamc said:
Hi everyone am worried sick at the moment I am 43 been suffering with diabetes from 2005 it’s always been high I just found out am 9 weeks pregnant with a Hba1c of 11.86 can I by any chance still have a healthy baby somebody help me pls
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Wow congrats I'm type 2 and underactive thyroid aged 42, trying to conceive with a sperm donor and pray I do conceive too
 
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