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Can women with type one diabetes have children?
The alternative day we was meditative of people with diabetes might be profound with the man as well as carrying children? And their children, bieing born defects, as well as it will take up to dual sorts of diabetes?
March 18th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
yes they can just have to be careful
March 18th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
Yes, they can.. as long as they eat healthy.
March 18th, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Diabetes is genetic and women with type one can absolutely have children and they can be quite healthy and normal.
March 18th, 2010 at 11:46 pm
im diabetic and have 2 kids no problem
March 19th, 2010 at 12:19 am
they can but they have to be really careful and there is a great chance that there baby is going to have type one diabetes.
March 19th, 2010 at 1:13 am
they can have children and their children can acquire the type 1 diabetes trait. Diabetes trait can also skip a generation. For example the grandmother has it, the mother doesn’t and the grand-child has it.
March 19th, 2010 at 1:28 am
Yep, my mom developed diabetes when she was pregnant, she had me and I’m pretty sure I don’t have diabetes. But I’m not sure about how it would turn out for anyone else….
March 19th, 2010 at 2:08 am
Yes women with type 1 can get pregnant and have kids. Their children can develop birth defects from it only if they don’t have their blood sugars under control.
I’ve heard that any type of diabetic mom who has uncontrolled blood sugars while pregnant can cause their child to be more prone to develop type 2 later in life. But it’s unlikely that they’re going to be born with type 2. It’s more likely that they’ll have birth defects (if Mom’s sugars are high early in pregnancy) or be too large which causes a number of problems for Mom and baby (if Mom’s sugars are high later on in pregnancy)
Edit … I think someone might be misunderstanding me. I never said that type 1 and type 2 are related at all. A type 1 with uncontrolled sugars during pregnancy can increase the risk of their unborn child developing type 2 later in life because they will receive so much extra sugar while in the womb. And while sugar in itself does not cause type 2 diabetes, getting excessive amounts of it while you’re still a fetus can start you on your way towards it. I know this because I read it in a book when I had gestational diabetes a few years ago.
March 19th, 2010 at 2:31 am
yes they can have children. usually they will consult with their specialist doctors beforehand so that they will know what to expect and how to manage them more properly. they will have to get a tighter blood sugar control as their insulin requirements become higher during pregnancy.
diabetes in pregnancy is associated with higher risk of complications, such as congenital heart disease, preterm labour, lung maturity problems, increased amniotic fluid, birth trauma, and fetal distress in labour.
maternal complications include higher incidence of low blood sugar, urinary tract infection, pre-eclampsia, and they are more at risk of caesarean section or instrumental delivery because of the increased risk fetal complications
however the complications may be reduced, avoided or addressed early if their blood sugar is kept at the optimum level, and close supervision by their obstetrician and hormone specialist doctors.
March 19th, 2010 at 3:21 am
Women with Type 1 diabetes can have children, but they need to be closely monitored by their OB. They really need to keep their blood sugars in check. Pregnancy pretty much causes their sugars to go out of whack and they may need to have their insulin dosages adjusted. As far as birth defects go, babies who are born to mothers who don’t control their diabetes can have complications. First of all, they can suffer from hypoglycemia, which is when they don’t have enough blood sugar. This occurs after the child is born because once cut off fom mom’s glucose supply, they have an extreme drop in blood sugar. They are also usually large for gestational age, which can cause complications during delivery, such as fractures or shoulder dystocia. Also they are at risk for having respiratory distress syndrome, and congenital malformations including heart defects.
If the diabetes is well controlled throughout pregnancy, these complications shouldn’t occur. As far as mom goes, she’s at risk for preeclampsia, high blood pressure, and has an increased risk for c-section (due to the size of the child).
As far as developing diabetes later in life… there’s only a slight genetic correlation between diabetics and their offspring. Type 1 diabetes is an auto immune disorder. The child may or may not develop type 1 diabetes, and the incidence of the child developing type 1 is only slightly higher than those of children born to non diabetic mothers. Type 2 diabetes should not develop in the child. type 2 diabetes is related to many factors, mostly weight and age. It tends to occur in those who are overweight and older. Children should never develop type 2 diabetes, however because of the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes is in children is becoming more common.
March 19th, 2010 at 3:26 am
I hope so because I’ve been type 1 for the past 25 years and have 3 kids, aged 12, 14 & 15 !! All my kids were fine, they were quite big babies 8lb 4oz, 9lb 2oz & 9lb 12oz, but they were fine. With my 3rd, I had her in the early hours of the morning and went out that same night to see a band that I had tickets for, while my mum enjoyed babysitting for a couple of hours
There seem to be a lot of worriers on here, its diabeties, don’t let it rule your life, just live with it, get on with living !!
I had absolutely no problems throughout any of my pregnacies. In fact my diabeties was better during pregnancy as I was more inclined to look after myself.
March 19th, 2010 at 4:05 am
I have 3 children and type 2 diabetes.
Birth defects are possible but careful monitoring by a perinatal doctor can decrease these possibilities.
March 19th, 2010 at 5:02 am
24, one 9 month old baby.
I’ve had diabetes since i was 11, so… yes.
Type 1 and two diabetes aren’t really related, just similar iseases. But there is no genetic link.
There are higher risks, especially during the first trimester. Extremely high sugar during these months can be bad for t he developing foetus.
The last two weeks can be extremely dangerous, for mother and child, so women with type 1 are routinely induced at about 38 weeks. The last two weks when the body prepares for labour make the diabetes go completely insane, and has led to the death of both mother and baby.
High blood sugar can also lead to a slight increase of birth defects.
There is absolutely no reason why a woman with well controlled diabetes can’t have a healthy pregnancy.