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<blockquote data-quote="fevold" data-source="post: 157673" data-attributes="member: 29910"><p>I have been reading your messages and I must agree, keep your blood sugar numbers PERFECT before you try to start your family. I have been a pump user for 7 years and diabetic 30 years. I started on a Medtronic Mini med pump and loved it, I had fabulous control with it. 2 1/2 yrs ago I had to change pumps for financial reasons. I chose an Accu Chek Spirit. I will never regret anything more. I didn't monitor my sugar closley(only did 3-4 tests a day) and used the same basal, bolus and correction numbers as on my Mini med pump. When I found out I was pregnant, I was excited, but nervous(my blood sugars were already noticibly higher). I was soon hospitalised and after about a month of trying to control sugars we were told about the problems of pregnancy with high blood sugar, club feet and hydrocephalaus(water on the brain) were what we were dealing with. We dealt with that making plans for treatment after birth, I was still in the hosp.. A month after that, I was told my daughter was not growing as much as she should and that her amniotic fluid was low(also more complications of high blood sugar). Now I was on IV fluids along with everything else. Three weeks later, my daughters heartbeat stopped and she was stillborn. </p><p>Eight months later my Drs decided I would be able to try again, My numbers weren't perfect, but they were mostly consistant. I got pregnant again and immediately my blood sugars rose.</p><p>I was hospitalised again. The Drs decided that since my sugars were so erratic, eating the same foods and having the same insulin with different results. I changed to a Mini med pump and immediately my sugars went in the other direction. I was rehospitalised to bring the numbers up, but it was too late. This pregnancy ended in miscarraige. My numbers have been perfect since i changed pumps. So I learned you do get what you pay for. </p><p>Be very careful and you can avoid the heartache I''ve gone through.</p><p>Good luck and prayers.</p><p>Laura</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fevold, post: 157673, member: 29910"] I have been reading your messages and I must agree, keep your blood sugar numbers PERFECT before you try to start your family. I have been a pump user for 7 years and diabetic 30 years. I started on a Medtronic Mini med pump and loved it, I had fabulous control with it. 2 1/2 yrs ago I had to change pumps for financial reasons. I chose an Accu Chek Spirit. I will never regret anything more. I didn't monitor my sugar closley(only did 3-4 tests a day) and used the same basal, bolus and correction numbers as on my Mini med pump. When I found out I was pregnant, I was excited, but nervous(my blood sugars were already noticibly higher). I was soon hospitalised and after about a month of trying to control sugars we were told about the problems of pregnancy with high blood sugar, club feet and hydrocephalaus(water on the brain) were what we were dealing with. We dealt with that making plans for treatment after birth, I was still in the hosp.. A month after that, I was told my daughter was not growing as much as she should and that her amniotic fluid was low(also more complications of high blood sugar). Now I was on IV fluids along with everything else. Three weeks later, my daughters heartbeat stopped and she was stillborn. Eight months later my Drs decided I would be able to try again, My numbers weren't perfect, but they were mostly consistant. I got pregnant again and immediately my blood sugars rose. I was hospitalised again. The Drs decided that since my sugars were so erratic, eating the same foods and having the same insulin with different results. I changed to a Mini med pump and immediately my sugars went in the other direction. I was rehospitalised to bring the numbers up, but it was too late. This pregnancy ended in miscarraige. My numbers have been perfect since i changed pumps. So I learned you do get what you pay for. Be very careful and you can avoid the heartache I''ve gone through. Good luck and prayers. Laura [/QUOTE]
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