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LOIS
JOVANOVIC, MD
answers questions about
pregnancy and diabetes
This
page is sponsored by BD
Diabetes Educators recommend BD syringes
to their patients more than any other brand
because of the fine, thin BD needles
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Question
1 - For women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, how do insulin
needs change during menses?
Answer
- Insulin and menstruation
Question
2 - For women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, how do insulin
requirements change during pregnancy?
Answer
- Insulin and pregnancy
Question
3 - For women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, how do insulin
needs change after pregnancy?
Answer-
Insulin after pregnancy
Question
4- If I have gestational diabetes. How will my insulin requirements
change during and after pregnancy?
Answer-
Insulin and gestational diabetes
Question
5 - For women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, how do insulin
needs change during menopause?
Answer-
Insulin and menopause...
Question
6 - For women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, how do insulin
needs change during stress or illness?
Answer
- Insulin and stress or illness
Question
7 - Why do doctors prefer insulin over oral medications during
pregnancy?
Answer
- Pregnancy and diabetes - oral medications or insulin
Question
8 - Is it a good idea to ask your doctor to start on insulin
if you have type 2 diabetes, don't take insulin, and are trying
to conceive? Why would this help?
Answer
- Type 2 diabetes and trying to conceive
Question
9 - Can birth control pills affect glucose levels?
Answer-
Birth control pills and diabetes
Question
10 - How can I avoid bruising when I inject?
Answer - Bruises with insulin injection
Question
11 - Does the baby get extra insulin from the mother?
Answer
- Fetus and insulin
Question
12 - Is the baby already making his own insulin? Does the mother
get insulin from the baby?
Answer
- Fetus and insulin
Question
13 - After the baby comes, it is very hard to take care of
ourselves. Injections, testing, and record keeping become harder
to do. What tips do you have for busy mothers?
Answer
- Diabetes control for diabetic mothers
Question
14 - Can stomach injections increase stretch marks?
Answer
- Insulin injections and stretch marks
Question
15 - What areas of the stomach are okay to inject into, especially
late in pregnancy?
Answer
- Insulin injections during pregnancy
Dr.
Lois Jovanovic is Director of Research and Chief Scientific Officer
of Sansum Diabetes Research Institute. Sansum has been on the forefront
of the effort to guarantee women with diabetes the same opportunity
for a healthy outcome of pregnancy as a non-diabetic woman.
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