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<blockquote data-quote="Juicyj" data-source="post: 1456057" data-attributes="member: 53162"><p>Hi [USER=296706]@CarlyB[/USER] I fell pregnant about 9.5 years ago now - at 23 weeks I was diagnosed with gestational, I have no idea what my HbA1c was at the time but was put straight onto insulin, (I can only assume as this had been previously undetected that it would of been high). My daughter was induced at 37 weeks and fortunately very healthy - I went onto develop type 1 diabetes about 3 years afterwards. The only issue I have with these targets personally are that they are a guide and not an instruction, you cannot plan for pregnancy most of the time, and waiting for perfect control can literally be an unrealistic goal. I decided not to go for a second child due to the scare mongering from the NHS which if i'd got my older wiser head on now and reluctance to accept unrealistic goals, then I would of certainly had of gone for, so try not to let your decision be swayed by what you are told, if the time is right then go for it, you will receive good support and if you need to you can ask to go onto a pump too which will ultimately help you manage your control much better, good luck whatever you decide <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juicyj, post: 1456057, member: 53162"] Hi [USER=296706]@CarlyB[/USER] I fell pregnant about 9.5 years ago now - at 23 weeks I was diagnosed with gestational, I have no idea what my HbA1c was at the time but was put straight onto insulin, (I can only assume as this had been previously undetected that it would of been high). My daughter was induced at 37 weeks and fortunately very healthy - I went onto develop type 1 diabetes about 3 years afterwards. The only issue I have with these targets personally are that they are a guide and not an instruction, you cannot plan for pregnancy most of the time, and waiting for perfect control can literally be an unrealistic goal. I decided not to go for a second child due to the scare mongering from the NHS which if i'd got my older wiser head on now and reluctance to accept unrealistic goals, then I would of certainly had of gone for, so try not to let your decision be swayed by what you are told, if the time is right then go for it, you will receive good support and if you need to you can ask to go onto a pump too which will ultimately help you manage your control much better, good luck whatever you decide :) [/QUOTE]
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