Severe rethinopathy and pregnancy

There are other ladies here who've had eye problems and got pregnant still @sarahm723

Perhaps you could speak to your consultant for advice after your eyes have settled?

You'd have to make sure you had the support you needed to get your HbA1C down slowly and carefully.

Hello @sarahm723 sorry I don't have much experience regarding this, however am tagging @azure to see what advice she can offer.

Retinopathy doesn't create a prohibition on pregnancy, nor do the retinopathy treatments.

There is some risk that pregnancy can cause progression of retinopathy, especially hypertension or pre eclampsia during pregnancy.

The best thing to do to stop retinopathy progressing is to control your blood sugar, and this fits in with the demands for tight blood sugar control during pregnancy. The target hba1c for ladies trying to conceive is 6.1%.

However, sudden tight blood sugar control can in fact have an adverse impact on retinopathy, so it's important to gradually improve blood sugar control under guidance of your healthcare team.

hi there @sarahm723
as has already been said keeping on top of your BG's as best you can is important.

I am tagging @Emilyprice - she may be able to come along and offer some support

@sarahm723 As I've mentioned, there are ladies here who have have varying degrees of retinopathy and have had a baby. Bear in mind they might take a while to,reply as they could be busy with family or infrequent visitors to the forum.

The best thing to do, in my opinion, is to get your current eye problems dealt with; speak to your eye specialist about pregnancy and get their advice; also get their advice about supoort in lowering your blood sugar slowly so,it doesn't hurt your eyes.

Once you have a plan with the help of your specialists, then ask about a pre-conception clinic.

Nobody can predict how pregnancy will affect your eyes, but your specialists will be best placed to,give you an idea.

I'd also speak to,your DSN so they know your plans and can give you as much supoort as you need in gradually reducing your blood sugars. For example, you might be able to get regular appointments to help you. You could also ask about things like a pump to,see if that would help you gradually gain the control you need to,be pregnant.