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Treatment of type 1 or 2 diabetes in pregnancy
If you have type 1 or 2 diabetes in pregnancy you will get extra care.
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Planning a pregnancy with type 1 or 2 diabetes
If you have type 1 or 2 diabetes, you should to talk to your healthcare team if you are thinking about having a baby. There are some things you can do now to make your upcoming pregnancy safer.
Pregnancy can make your blood glucose levels more erratic. You need specialist healthcare advice to make sure that:
- you're taking medicine that is suitable for pregnancy
- you're taking the right doses for your needs, which will change through your pregnancy.
If you have diabetes during pregnancy your baby is at higher risk of a number of complications. These risks can be reduced by keeping your blood glucose to the recommended levels before you conceive and during your pregnancy. This is done through diet and exercise and medication.
Tommy’s researchers are trying to find out how we can prevent women from developing diabetes during pregnancy, and how to help those who do. You can read more about our gestational diabetes research here.
Women with diabetes are recommended to attend pre-pregnancy clinics before thinking about having a baby. But things don’t always go to plan, and if you do become pregnant unexpectedly, there is still much you can do to give your baby the best possible start.
Not pregnant yet? Find out the 8 crucial steps you should take before trying.
Pregnant already? Find out how your care in pregnancy will be different.
Sections on type 1 or 2 diabetes in pregnancy
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Treatment of type 1 or 2 diabetes in pregnancy
If you have type 1 or 2 diabetes in pregnancy you will get extra care.
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Risks of type 1 or 2 diabetes on pregnancy
Women with type 1 or 2 diabetes are at higher risk of some complications but the majority have normal pregnancies and healthy babies. There is much you can do to reduce the risks, for you and baby.
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Labour and birth with type 1 or 2 diabetes
Many women with type 1 or 2 diabetes go on to have a healthy birth. But you are at higher risk of complications so your healthcare team will have recommendations for the birth of your baby.
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Planning a pregnancy with type 1 or 2 diabetes
If you have type 1 or 2 diabetes, you should to talk to your healthcare team if you are thinking about having a baby. There are some things you can do now to make your upcoming pregnancy safer.
Sources
- NCC-WWCH (2015) Diabetes in pregnancy: Management of diabetes and its complications from preconception to the postnatal period NICE guideline 3, Methods, evidence and recommendations, Version 2.1, National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health, p36http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng3/evidence/full-guideline-3784285
- NICE (2015) Diabetes in pregnancy: management of diabetes and its complications from preconception to the postnatal period, NICE guideline, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, p8http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng3/resources/diabetes-in-pregnancy-management-of-diabetes-and-its-complications-from-preconception-to-the-postnatal-period-51038446021
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