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  • Forum Post: Trying not to get my hopes up.

    I'm 11 dpo and my husband and I have been TTC for a few months with the OPK's. I know that your sugars go wacky when your hormones start increasing and mine have been pretty even keeled beforehand, but with some highs now. Today I woke up at 283 after going to bed at 115 and drinking a small...
  • Forum Post: Re: A1C target for pregnancy?

    I'm 12 weeks along now and had pre-pregnancy A1C's of 6-6.5. Now, with the close watch on my bloodsugars I'm down at 5.8, so that's fun! You will have to keep a real close eye on your sugars during pregnancy so I wouldn't worry about the specific numbers. Your docs will keep an eye...
  • Forum Post: Re: Babies getting diagnosed in the future?

    If I remember correctly, mothers with type 1 diabetes have a 3% greater chance than the general public to pass on diabetes to their children whereas fathers with type 1 have a 7% greater chance than the general (ie. non-diabetic) population. The cool thing is that now there are many studies that screen...
  • Forum Post: Re: You've made it 9 months...

    I'll share my experience with having kids as a person with diabetes with a little medical insight as well (I'm also a physician - albeit a new one!). My A1Cs have always been <7 but my endo at the time wanted it <6.5. I was less educated my 1st pregnancy and CGM wasn't around so I did...
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