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Hey Amanda. So your doctor isn't crazy to suggest that you induce at 37 weeks. The larger the fetus, the greater the likelihood of post-partum complications for both you and the baby. He is not entirely accurate about the cause for the size of your baby. It is theorized that women with type 1 diabetes...

Hi Katie. Around week 10-12, the insulin requirement does tend to decrease. It is postulated that it is secondary to increased insulin sensitivity, possibly because of the decrease in the anti-insulin hormone progesterone. Conversely, as pregnancy progreses, contra-insulin hormones increase and cause...