My friend is trying for a baby, she has just realised she is diabetic.How will it effect her embryo?

Question

She is not taking medication and is going to try to eat carefully.Will the diabetes have any effect on her pregnancy or the child assuming she conceives okay.

Answer 1

Her doctors may ask her to stop trying to conceive until her diabetes is well controlled. Pregnancy during uncontrolled diabetes can seriously affect both the baby and the mother and can result in birth defects. I am an insulin dependent diabetic who wishes to become pregnant in the near future and my medical team insists on tightly controlled blood glucose levels before they will give me the ok to go ahead. I wish to have the fewest complications possible, so I am following their advice very seriously.

Answer 2

She will have to go on insulin when she gets pregnant because that will make her sugar levels go up. She should also find a high risk OB because she will be considered a high risk pregnancy. She will just need to be more careful than most pregnant women and really watch what she eats and monitor her sugars often.
With Diabetes there is a increased risk of miscarriage, and of premature delivery. Also a high risk of C section because women with diabetes have large babies like 8 or 9 pounds the sugar makes them grow really big and you can't push them out.

With that said my wife is diabetic went full term and our daughter was 7.7 and 19 inches

Answer 3

Diabetes which develops just before or during a pregnancy is called gestational diabetes. Though the patient may have diabetes before the onset of the pregnancy, it is termed gestational only if it is first identified after the pregnancy has occurred. The condition occurs in roughly 4% of all pregnancies.

Gestational diabetes is usually identified during the second trimester of pregnancy. In this condition, the pregnancy hormones inhibit the action of insulin due to which the glucose produced in the body is not utilised for providing energy. The glucose level in the body increases leading to hyperglycaemia and the body tissues are deprived of energy. High blood sugar can damage the health of the fetus. Some of the complications for the baby include premature delivery, respiratory problems, congestive heart failure and decreased ability to tolerate labour.

What are the causes?

There are several risk factors that may predispose a woman to develop gestational diabetes. Some of them are:

Maternal age of over 25 years

Family history of diabetes, gestational or otherwise

Obesity

A previous child with birth defects or a still birth

Recurrent bladder or urinary tract infections

A prior baby weighing more than 3.75 kg.

What are the symptoms?

The condition is a difficult to diagnose since the symptoms may be vague and mild in most cases. Some of the common symptoms that may manifest themselves in varying degrees are:

Excessive thirst and increased urination

Unexplained excessive weight gain or weight loss

Constant fatigue and tiredness accompanied by nausea and vomiting

Blurred vision

How is it diagnosed?

The main method of diagnosis of gestational diabetes is the detection of traces of glucose or high levels of urine in the blood. The specific test for diagnosis is called Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. In this test, the pregnant woman is made to drink a glucose solution and a urine test is done an hour later to check for the level of glucose in her body. The normal value of blood glucose after 8 hours of fasting is 70 to 110 mg/dl.

What is the treatment?

The treatment for diabetes during pregnancy requires expert supervision and constant medical care to avoid any complications. The main treatment modality is diet modification to control the level of blood sugar. If this does not help, insulin injections may have to be given. Oral medication is not usually recommended during pregnancy.

Answer 4

It is important to the child that her diabetes be under control during the entire process. She should follow her doctor's directions before she gets pregnant and throughout the pregnancy. If she does not follow directions she could find herself trying to deliver a 15 pound baby which is not as easy as delivering a 7 pounder unless you are built like an underground transit system.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Like all women who are pregnant she will need to see a doctor on a regular basis throughout her pregnancy. She may have to follow a specific diet but, no one will really know what she needs until she is pregnant & her bloodwork/history is evaluated by a physician. Diabetes does run in families. She can seek genetic counseling to understand better what chances a child of hers would have diabetes before she is pregnant. One cannot know until the baby is, until then one can only speculate.

Answer 7

Diabetes is now controllable!!! It will not affect her baby as long as she keeps really tight control of her glucose levels.

In this case, eating low carb food plan, plenty of exercise, and seeing her doctor very regularly.

She may be put on insulin for the duration of the pregnancy to help control the glucose levels. But they have been tested and are no threat to baby or mother.

Good luck to your friend.

Answer 8

When a diabetic has a baby they are monitored very well at hospital as its known for a baby to be very large . Most diabetics are induced a little early as the baby are well developed.
hope that helps

Answer 9

Diabetics can concieve and have healthy babies when monitored well throughout the pregnancy......but it may make more sense to first stabilise her diabetes and then try for a baby.....

Answer 10

Your friend should get the advise of a perinatal group prior to pregnancy.
They will monitor her very carefully .

Perinatal groups are usually found in most large hospitals.They only deal with hi risk patients.Diabetes is a huge risk.