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Conception and diabetes...HELP!!

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Emzie-Bub-xo

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Hi all, just have a query thats really bugging myself and my partner.

For the past year or so weve been trying for a baby, but nothing as yet has come of it... I was just wondering, do all/most diabetic women jave problems conceiving their first child?? It could just be me but id really likr some advice... Have asked my diabetes team abou it and all theyve done so far is sent me to preconception clinic once every few months...

It could also be because my hba1c has been high, most recently 10.5% which is at its lowest... So confused so any help would be very much appreciated! :)
 
HI Emzie
Welcome to the web site. I am atype1 diabetic and have been for 36yrs, i am now 42yrs old. I have two children son of 20yrs and a daughter just turned 18, i never had this problem but my pregnancies were difficult.
I wonder whether it is the diabetes or are you getting frustrated or worried each month as this may be why your not concieving. Have you spoken to your Gp as perhaps he could refer you both for tests.
I'm happy to read up on this,but you probably already have.
Keep in touch and don't worry I'm sure it will happen as soon as you relax, may be a nice holiday would help in the new year LOL
Tracey
 
Hi Emzie
I looked up conception and diabetes and they say you should try to keep blood sugars below 6.1mmols if this safe for you. They are also saying talk to your gp and get help with reducing your blood sugars. The one thing i would say is remember we are all differnt and being your sugar has been high this could make you feel hypo symptoms, so please talk it over with someone medical.
Hope all goes well and good luck
Tracey
 
Hi.

For me, no I have 2 children and conceived them on teh first try...

2 thoughts.

have you looked into PCOS? I know that it is something that sometimes is more common in women with diabetes.

The other, and I really hate saying this, but I think your BG is too high. It could be, that you are conceiving (technically anyway) but the baby can not survive with such high BG levels. When you are pregnant, they advice you to keep your HbA1C below 6.5 ( I think). This is especially important in the very early days. I would urge you to try everything you can yto improve your control...and if you are doing everything you can, then get some help to do so.

Obviously, diabetes does not mean that we are immune to fertility issues, but you high BG would make it very hard for a baby to survive.

I am sorry, I really don't want to make you feel bad, I write teh above having myself had a HbA1C over 10 amany times when I was young....so it is possible to turn it around, and the thoughtthat doing so could mean you can be a Mum is a real incentive. (Carrotts work better for me than sticks so to speak)

All the best.
 
Thanks for your reply, i read it on the 7th when you posted it but have only just found a spare mo to logon and check it again... I am already doing my best to get my hba1c down, my last was 10.5 but am due another in the next week or so, so hopefully it would have down a bit...it just worries me because we've been trying for a while and if it is because my hba1c is too high (which definitely is) then that can be sorted with me controlling it more...i just started thinking about the "whats ifs?" like "what if im infertile" etc...thank you for your advice and i will ask about PCOS when i next see my diabetes team as that could also be an issue!

Thanks again, and please don't apologise for being right ok! Will keep posting updates :)
 
Hi, Just to give you hope... I have Type 1 & many other endocrine problems & at the age of 29 was told I would probably go through early menopause due to anti overian antibodies present. Since then I have gone on to have two beautiful healthy children, so miracles do happen! I developed gestational diabetes with my first pregnancy, & 18 months after her birth it developed into full blown diabetes. five years later I fell pregnant again! though my diabetes was well controlled as I was on metformin, sadly was told couldn't take it whilst pregnant & was switched to insulin. The doctors did stress & tell me it was extremely important to have good control especially in the first months when baby was developing, they did also point out all the risks & complications to the baby... heart scan in london at 20 weeks, (posibility of hare lip etc) The last month of pregnancy was very difficult to keep sugars between 4-7 & I was very tired, but William was born perfect! He did have to go to special care for a few days due to his sugars & his blood was very "sticky" luckily I persevered with breastfeeding & got him to take in time to prevent him having to have a blood transfusion. So work hard to lower your hbc1a & fingers crossed...the pize at the end is well worth it Good luck :-)
 
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