How To Treat Type 1 Diabetes In Pregnancy | A Patient's Story Part 2

Today we're talking about How To Treat Type 1 Diabetes In Pregnancy or How to cure type 1 diabetes in pregnancy.
Diabetes during pregnancy affects everything about your health and the baby's health, especially in type 1 diabetic pregnancy.
Gestational diabetes is becoming more and more common. And having gestational diabetes during pregnancy is a high predictor of having diabetes for the rest of your life. The type 1 diabetes pregnancy treatment is very specific though so in this video we're talking about all the things we do to treat diabetes in pregnancy.
And if you have gestational diabetes during pregnancy what to eat to manage your blood sugar can be very confusing.
So in this video, we talk a little bit about the risks of pregnancy with type 1 diabetes, what to eat, and how to conquer gestational type one diabetes.
Type one diabetes and pregnancy don't have to rule your life or make you feel scared or alone. Watch this video to have type 1 diabetes in pregnancy explained in the form of a story.
Also in today's video if you wait till the very end I'm giving you a sneak peek being the doors to my online course called 'Conquering Gestational Diabetes'.
Tracy
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[@DrTracyPapa]

Hey there! Let me know in the comments section below what your biggest concerns or struggles are with gestational diabetes.

[@bintsiyad8831]

This was very helpful thank youuu

[@DrTracyPapa]

I'm so glad to hear that. Please let me know if you have any questions or need anything!

[@ranis7280]

Hi doctor. Thanks for the video. Very good information. Iam from India and iam type 2 Diabetic, planning for pregnancy. Please make a video on type 2 diabeties In Pregnancy..

[@mahrimorrow5009]

Hi there, I am 31 years old, G3P1011 I am 18w6d and have been a type 1 diabetic since I was 7. I have had well controlled diabetes for over a year, A1c before conception was 5.3 and at my NOB appt in May it was 4.7. I use an omnipod and dexcom. I take about 21 units basal/day and between 3-8 units bolus depending on carbs and corrections needed on a given day. Since 8/12 I have had 3-4 instances where my insulin pump fails and doesn’t deliver my insulin properly, my blood sugars spike over 200 and stay there despite tons of blouses. All of a sudden a couple days ago my blood sugars have been high, insulin resistant, I’ve been needing twice the bolus a typical meal would require and have already increased my basal dose by 4 units/day. I don’t know what to do cause it was so well controlled and it feels like I just continue to increase my insulin but my blood sugars can’t seem to go below about 140 no matter what.

[@DrTracyPapa]

First, congratulations on the excellent glucose control! I don't know how your first pregnancy went, but what you're describing is not uncommon with type 1 diabetes in pregnancy. By the midtrimester, insulin resistance can be a big challenge. Your basal rate and your boluses may double or even triple before it's all over. Sounds like you need the help of your primary care provider or endocrinologist to talk about diet, activity, and pump management. Good luck!