Archive for the ‘Type 2 Diabetes’ Category
I have 2 children and have had gestational diabetes with both. I recently found out after having my second child that the gestational diabetes has turned into Type 2 Diabetes. I was wanting one more child before i call it quits. Does anyone know if it would be safe to have another child with this condition?
Absolutely, yes, you can have a safe pregnancy! I’m on my 2nd and I’ve been a type 2 diabetic since before either pregnancy. Here’s what you really need to know:
– get your blood sugars under control before conceiving. Have your blood sugar tested every 3 months with something called a hemoglobin A1C test. This is an average of your sugars over 3 months. You need that to be about 5.5 before conceiving. The reason is that when it comes to pregnancy, the first 8 weeks are the most important for having controlled blood sugars.
– tell whoever is treating your diabetes that you are planning on more children. If you don’t have an endocrinologist, this is the perfect time to get one. Even your PCP can order this test, but you will have to arm yourself with knowledge about diabetes and pregnancy if you don’t have a specialist.
- you will be considered high risk. However, it’s all about those blood sugars. If you keep them normal you are just like any non-diabetic pregnant woman statistically.
– lastly, I should warn you…pregnancy will most likely make your diabetes worse. Just as you didn’t have gestational diabetes after your first child, but did after the second. Pregnancy puts wear and tear on the endocrine system. I was a diabetic but controlled without medications before pregnancy – after, I couldn’t get off the medicine entirely even though I lost more than my baby weight. So do keep that in mind, that it will take a toll on YOUR health.
Good luck!
I am a 35 year old female and have Type 2 Diabetes. I have a 6 month old and am now 7 weeks pregnant again. Since my husband and I feel we are not ready to have another baby, we are planning to terminate the pregnancy.
What are the risks of medical termination of pregnancy for a diabetic patient?
I had a C-section delivery of my first baby. Does it factor in ?
Don’t have an abortion that’s evil believe me after you do it then your gonna feel bad and that’s gonna be on your conscious that you KILLED your OWN CHILD,,,please don’t do it,,,just ask your doc if there’s some ways that you could have a perfectly healthy baby…oh yeah p.s. you should have wrapped it up if you didn’t want to get pregnant again,,,not trying to sound ignorant but ain’t that how you got preg in the first place
I am trying to save on a trip to the doctor. Is there a way to recieve
meds for Type 2 Diabetes. And is there some kind of vitamins that
produce the same result? I’ve been taking fish oil daily.
Check to see if your local health department offers a free clinic. If not, call the dr that you have gone to in the past and explain that you do not have insurance and if they might have a discount fee for people without insurance, if they don’t ask them if they could recommend somewhere that you could get medical care for your diabetes at a low/no cost – they may know the locations in your area. Walmart has both of these drugs for $4 for a one month supply, and many other stores are also offering $4 prescriptions – check with your local pharmacist.
My husband is leery of attempting a pregnancy because I have Type 2 Diabetes. I have read about it, and while it is considered high risk, the success rates appear very positive.
Your ideas please.
I just had my 10 week ultra sound and we saw 2 babies. Just the shock of that was enough.Then I went to the Perinatal clinic [ in the same hospital ] and the nurse was looking for the doppler to listen for the baby’s heart beat. I said I just had the ultra sound and guess what, It’s twins !
She gasp and said, "great , that’s just what I don’t need. You are a high enough risk anyway just having diabetes "
It was so funny. Like it was her pregnancy.
It is a lot of work being pregnant with type 2 diabetes. I ended up taking a very high amount of insulin.And there are loads of tests.
You should see a perinatologist prior to becoming pregnant to know each other and get in the best possible diabetes control you can.You will have to get off of oral meds and go on Insulin.It’s not really that hard.
My A1c through out was 7.5 and all was well.
Good luck and best wishes.
I think i may have Type 2 Diabetes, i am going to get a blood test tomorrow. Just wondering how it effects peoples lives?
In my case, it woke me up. If I didn’t change my eating and exercising habits, that I would end up dying a slow and miserable death like my mom did. Since then, learning all I could about healthy eating, along with daily exercise, has helped me to regain my health and stop taking medication.
If a person follows the doctor’s orders, can he be fully cured of Type 2 Diabetes. In other words, will his pancreas eventually start functioning like it used to? By the way, what makes the pancreas stop functioning?
Also, are there any meds for diabetes that don’t involve needles?
Many newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics consider them selfs cured. If you mean can they ever eat sugar like when they were a kid, then no. If you mean living the rest of their lives without drugs or complications, then yes. The pancreas becomes inflamed due to over producing insulin in an attempt to keep up with your ever increasing Insulin resistance. Every carbohydrate you consume starting even before birth, moves you toward insulin resistance. Once the resistance becomes so great that the pancreas can not keep up, you are considered diabetic. If you avoid carbohydrates you accomplish two things. First, you give your pancreas a rest, and second, you give your resistant cells a rest. When you give the cells a break from insulin, they actually become sensitive again. After many years of extra insulin, either from drug induced insulin production, or actual insulin injections, your pancreas becomes permanently burned out. By definition, you are now insulin dependent or a type 1 diabetic. Keep in mind that the problem is not too much glucose, but too much insulin. Everyone should have their fasting insulin levels tested. This will detect insulin resistance, years before your blood levels of glucose begin to go up.
OR… What link exists between type 2 diabetes and lifestyle?
There are two main Types of Diabetes. These are:
Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes develops if the body is unable to produce any insulin. This type of diabetes usually appears before the age of 40. Type 1 diabetes is the least common of the two main types and accounts for between 5 – 15% of all people with diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes develops when the body can still make some insulin, but not enough, or when the insulin that is produced does not work properly (known as Insulin resistance). In most cases this is linked with being overweight. This type of diabetes usually appears in people over the age of 40, though in South Asian and African-Caribbean people often appears after the age of 25. However, recently, more children are being diagnosed with the condition, some as young as seven. Type 2 diabetes is the most common of the two main types and accounts for between 85 – 95% of all people with diabetes.
So if you are overweight you are more likely to get Type 2 diabetes. However recent research shows you can improve the condition by eating healthy chocolate from xocai which contains all the anti-oxidents you will ever need! See websites below for more information.
i was jus curious on the difference between type 1 and 2 diabetes and the effects cause the internet has all these medical answers i juss want a simple answer..thanx
Type 2 can be treated with proper diet, medication, and exercise, because your body produces some insulin.
Type 1 can only be treated with Insulin injections because your pancreas does not produce any insulin at all. ————————
I know GDM does increase your risk for Type 2 Diabetes, and I would like to know why and how it happens. Searched the web and couldn’t find an answer.
Please give me an explanation.
Thanks heaps.
Pregnancy itself induces a state of insulin resistance, which requires the pancreas to produce much more insulin than usual. GDM indicates pancreatic reserves are low. Even when it resolves after birth, there is a high risk of getting T2DM after age forty when the aging process causes decreased pancreatic Insulin output. The best way to avoid T2DM after GDM is to place less stress on the pancreas with a low refined carbohydrate, natural food diet.
I know GDM does increase your risk for Type 2 Diabetes, and I would like to know why and how it happens. Searched the web and couldn’t find an answer.
Please give me an explanation.
Thanks heaps.
Pregnancy itself induces a state of Insulin resistance, which requires the pancreas to produce much more insulin than usual. GDM indicates pancreatic reserves are low. Even when it resolves after birth, there is a high risk of getting T2DM after age forty when the aging process causes decreased pancreatic insulin output. The best way to avoid T2DM after GDM is to place less stress on the pancreas with a low refined carbohydrate, natural food diet.
