I'm kind of scared of having a baby and am diabetic what R the risk? Does the baby come out with diabetis too?

Question

I dont take insulin, I take pills so i dont know what stage am in and both my parents are diabetic. my mom and dad got it after the age of 40 and am only 25.

Answer 1

1) Talking to your doctor is always best with any medical condition. 2) Do you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes? There is a difference and each situation calls for different precautions. 3). Type 1 (previously called juvenile diabetes) CAN be genetically linked. Supposedly there is a test that can be done on individuals now when they are younger. It is supposed to show markers that would indicate a risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Research states that they are developing a treatment that can decrease or stop this from occurring. Your doctor can collect information from you and evaluate your health in order to give you better statistics for your particular situation http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type1_information/. 4) Type 2 diabetes (previously called adult onset) can run in families. It means that if you have a parent/parents that eat poorly and are not very active (obese) there is a higher tendency for their children to do the same. Children learn by example. Not all type 2 diabetics develop diabetes from over eating though. http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type2_information/. No child has a guarantee of health but there are ways to decrease risks to a baby and to yourself. If you have good control of your diabetes and your doctor work with you, your chances of having a healthy baby are good. Don't let your health issues scare you away from motherhood, but do let them guide you to what is right and best for you and a child. The American Diabetes Association has some of the best information available. Take a look at this link http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes/pregancy.jsp I think you will find it useful and encouraging! Good luck.

Answer 2

Listen here, I am a diabetic. I am 31 yrs old and have had diabetes for about 6 yrs now. I also have been pregnant and have had 2 healthy...diabetes free babies. Just go to your doctor, they will give you all the proper instructions to take care of you and your baby. I was taking pills at first, but the doctor put me on insulin, it's not that bad. Now Im back to pills. You need to listen to the doctor and do everything they tell you. It's really important to do what they say. If you let your glucose rise and dont eat properly then your diabetes will affect the baby health and growth. You dont want to mess with that. My kids are 3 yrs and 7 months old. They are fine and have been tested, so far they are ok. Im sure you and your lil one will be ok. If you have any ?'s for me, and if you need and assistance please feel free to email me. Congrats on the baby!!!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Diabetes and pregnancy ... it was once something that was very high risk and often not recommended, particularly for insulin dependent Moms.

However, with better insulin control technology and medications that are more effective in targeting glucose in the system, glucose control is much easier for a pregnancy. You will have to watch your diet very carefully and eat within the prescribed calorie count and be actively checking your blood levels throughout the day to make sure nothing is amiss.

You will also have to have more frequent medical examinations with your ob-gyn to check the baby and its size to ensure there will be no problems in delivery. If you are Type II Diabetic, there is always a chance your child may get diabetes later in life, but it is not a guarantee.

You will be alright. I have two healthy children myself.

Answer 5

Highly unlikely the baby will be born diabetic also. Of course, it could happen later on in life, depending on many factors. How the pregnancy goes depends on how good your health is and what stage of diabetes you are in. If you are young enough to be fertile, likely stage 1 or 2 and what you need to be concerned with would be IDM symptoms (Infant of Diabetic Mother). They tend to be large, and look robust, but have a hard time controlling blood sugar, as they have been providing more insulin than most fetuses. When they are born, and the constant flow of high sugar is suddenly cut off, they can develop dangerously low blood sugar levels. As long as they watch it closely for the first few days, he/she should be fine. You need to ask for the number of what the last sugar was, and look for signs that they have checked it (needle punctures on heels). Best wishes for a healthy little one!

Please discuss all these issues not only with your endocrinologist, but with your OB before conception. This is the last place you want to go to for reliable advice.

Answer 6

i developed diabetes when i became pregnant. they say pregnancy is a trigger or it can also slow it down, that's what a nurse told me. anyway the problem i had was my body wasn't creating enough insulin to break down my own sugar so my baby was making too much for the both of us and therefore making his development slower. so what i had to do was directly inject myself with insulin 4 times a day to control my sugar then i was put on a very strict diet. i no longer eat the same foods. you lose a taste for thing after not having them for 5 months.now everything seems too sweet. so i had regular weekly checkups i stayed in the hospital for about a weekend so the doctors can monitor my sugar levels though out the day every day. and my baby turned out fine hes healthy and strong and we no longer have diabetes. good luck and if you are willing to sacrifice a Little for something so special. its worth it.

Answer 7

Usually not. But the odds are higher that it will develp later in in life, 30+ years old.

Not to scare you but the child of some friends of mine, neither of which was diabetic, develped diabeties at 18 months.

Life is Life, you take it as it comes and deal with it.

Answer 8

I have Type 1 diabetes and have had two healthy children. You need to be extremely careful during your pregnancy to keep your blood sugars under control. Diabetic mothers have a tendency to have babies that are a higher weight especially if they don't keep their blood sugars under control. One of my children had a low blood sugar level when they were born but the doctor got the blood sugar under control and it has been normal since. My children were born c-section mostly due to their larger size. If you are or do get pregnant you should go to a doctor that specializes in high-risk pregnancies. Good Luck!

Answer 9

there is a higher % of your baby becoming diabetic but they are not born with diabetic which is what i was told. after the baby is born make sure to watch the sugar intake and your child should be fine. good luck with your baby. contact a Pediatrician is the best thing for you to do for advice.

Answer 10

Only type 2 is genetic, you cannot be born with diabetes, even type 1. It is an acquired auto-immune disease.
Congratulations on the baby!