Modern medicine has made tremendous progress in the care of the diabetic pregnant woman. Today, most diabetic mothers will deliver normal, healthy babies if they have good prenatal care. This takes effort by the mother-to-be, including more frequent office visits, frequent blood sugar testing, closely following insulin requirements, and close diet control.
Every pregnant woman should be screened for diabetes. Some women may be diabetic only when pregnant. This is known as Gestational Diabetes. This usually can be controlled by diet alone. If your blood sugars remain high, you will require insulin. Failure to control your blood sugar greatly increases the risk of poor outcome in your baby. It may even cause interuterine death.
Following your doctor's orders are crucial to a good outcome.
A good diet, sensible weight gain, exercise, rest and regulating your insulin requirements will help maintain a healthy fetus. Careful monitoring of blood sugars and early fetal monitoring should be done. You will also most likely have several ultrasounds.
Women who are well controlled during the pregnancy can have a normal, healthy baby. This takes time and effort on your part, but is time well spent!