{"id":1194,"date":"2018-05-24T05:31:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T00:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beatoapp.com\/blog\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T10:04:00","slug":"pregnancy-for-diabetic-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/pregnancy-for-diabetic-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnancy for Diabetic Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/pregnancy-for-diabetic-women\/#Be_Prepared\" title=\"Be Prepared:\">Be Prepared:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/pregnancy-for-diabetic-women\/#Blood_Sugar_Control\" title=\"Blood Sugar Control:\">Blood Sugar Control:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/pregnancy-for-diabetic-women\/#How_diabetes_could_affect_your_baby\" title=\"How diabetes could affect your baby:\">How diabetes could affect your baby:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women who have diabetes before they get pregnant have different health concerns as compared to diabetics. In addition to pregnancy-related changes, your body will also be affected by your blood sugar levels and diabetes medications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/beatoapp.com\/\/lps\/inapp-beato-paid-coach-consult-web?id=2400330&#038;campaignid=2400330&#038;source=2400330&#038;utm_content=%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F1194\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1-768x225.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1-420x123.png 420w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1-840x246.png 840w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1-150x44.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re thinking of having a baby, certain steps can help reduce the risk and complications. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Prepared\"><\/span>Be Prepared:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preconception <strong>counseling<\/strong> can help you be prepared both physically and emotionally. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet with your doctor to find out if your diabetes is well controlled and if you should stop your birth control measures. A blood test called the glycosylated <strong>hemoglobin test<\/strong> (HbA1c, or just A1c) can help you know how well you are doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/hba1c-7-effective-ways-to-handle-your-a1c-levels\/\">Read More: 7 Effective Ways To Handle Your A1c Levels<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other medical tests can help prevent pregnancy and diabetes-related\u00a0complications:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/urinalysis-or-urine-test-for-diabetes-procedure-results\/\">Urinalysis<\/a> to help check \u00a0kidn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ey<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> problems <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cholesterol and triglyceride tests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eye exam to detect glaucoma, cataracts, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/diabetic-retinopathy-eye-complications-due-to-diabetes\/\">retinopathy<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electrocardiogram \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blood work to make sure your kidney is working well <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A foot examination<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/smart-glucometer-1.jpg\" alt=\"Diabetes and Women\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/smart-glucometer-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/smart-glucometer-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/smart-glucometer-1-420x235.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blood_Sugar_Control\"><\/span>Blood Sugar Control:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High blood sugar levels during early pregnancy can cause birth defects. It can also increase the risks of a miscarriage or diabetes-related complications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many women don&#8217;t know they are pregnant until the baby has grown in about 2 to 4 weeks. This is why it is important that you have good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/smart-glucometerdevice\"><strong>control<\/strong> of your <strong>blood sugar<\/strong><\/a> before trying to conceive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ideal range of blood sugar levels:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before meals: 70 to 100 mg\/dL<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 hours after eating: Less than 120 mg\/dL<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before your bedtime snack: 100-140 mg\/dL <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manage your meals, exercise, and <strong>diabetes medications,<\/strong> and keep a healthy balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_diabetes_could_affect_your_baby\"><\/span>How diabetes could affect your baby:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Babies born to women with diabetes are often much bigger in size and weight. This condition is called &#8220;<strong>macrosomia<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When mothers have <strong>high blood sugar levels<\/strong>, the baby gets too much <strong>sugar through the placenta<\/strong>. The baby&#8217;s pancreas senses it and starts making more insulin to use it up. This extra sugar gets converted to fat later, making it a large baby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many hospitals keep an eye on babies of mothers with diabetes for several hours even after birth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The baby\u2019s insulin is based on the mother\u2019s high sugar, and when it is suddenly taken away, the blood sugar of the baby drops quickly, making the body produce more glucose to balance it out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/risk-factors-associated-with-type-1-diabetes-and-pregnancy\/\">Read More: Risk Factors Associated with Type 1 Diabetes and Pregnancy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some babies, it can also affect calcium and magnesium levels, but this can be fixed with medication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some babies are too big to be delivered through the vagina and mothers need a <strong>cesarean delivery<\/strong> or c-section. Your doctor can help keep an eye on the size of the baby so that you can plan for the safest way to give birth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.healtharx.beato&amp;hl=en_IN&amp;gl=US\">Download the BeatO App to control diabetes with experts.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":11388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[623],"tags":[9,6,7],"class_list":["post-1194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-product-and-devices","tag-blood-sugar-level","tag-diabetes","tag-diabetes-care"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1194"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18980,"href":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1194\/revisions\/18980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}