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Question: Hi, I am a 37 year old male and am a Type2 diabetic with A1C of 12 and blood sugar of 300, and I just started going on insulin temporarily a week ago. My question is, my wife and I are planning to have a second child, will this affect us or our possible future child? If so, how? And what should we do?
Brief Answer:
Does not affect the growth of the baby.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Diabetes will not affect the growth and development of the baby. But since diabetes has a strong genetic predisposition, your child will be prone to have diabetes later which can be prevented with the help of an active lifestyle.
Due to diabetes, you may have low testosterone levels (hypogonadism). Low testosterone levels can lead to problems which can reduce fertility such as low sperm count, erectile dysfunction and decreased sex drive.
You can plan your second baby as the risk of having diabetes is there with the first baby also and no specific treatment is needed for conception right now.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
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Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal
Does not affect the growth of the baby.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Diabetes will not affect the growth and development of the baby. But since diabetes has a strong genetic predisposition, your child will be prone to have diabetes later which can be prevented with the help of an active lifestyle.
Due to diabetes, you may have low testosterone levels (hypogonadism). Low testosterone levels can lead to problems which can reduce fertility such as low sperm count, erectile dysfunction and decreased sex drive.
You can plan your second baby as the risk of having diabetes is there with the first baby also and no specific treatment is needed for conception right now.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
Thank you, as you said it is genetic, so is it passed through the sperm/semen? Is there anything i can do? I have also gotten balanitis, what can I do?
Brief Answer:
Details below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Yes. It is passed thru the sperms. It is in the genes. You cannot do anything to prevent it. Balanitis can be treated with anti fungal medicines. Do get proper medicines prescribed after examination by a dermatologist.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Details below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Yes. It is passed thru the sperms. It is in the genes. You cannot do anything to prevent it. Balanitis can be treated with anti fungal medicines. Do get proper medicines prescribed after examination by a dermatologist.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Thank you doctor. I also wanted to provide a bit of history to help us better understand what to expect with our next child. Our first son was born only at 5 lbs., because he didn't grow much after 32 weeks, and was induced delivered at 37 weeks. He was born IUGR and has had feeding difficulties since (he is now 2.5 years old). My wife complained about pain on the right side near her ribs for some time but her gyno didn't think anything of it. It does seem like maybe the baby in the belly didn't get enough placenta fluid? She also had some issues with her breasts, and also had to take medicine for thyroid during the pregnancy.
My wife would like to know if there is any blood work, urine tests, or other tests/scans she should go through to determine what the issue could have possibly been, and what things we can take care of to prevent any issues with second child.
Thank you.
My wife would like to know if there is any blood work, urine tests, or other tests/scans she should go through to determine what the issue could have possibly been, and what things we can take care of to prevent any issues with second child.
Thank you.
Brief Answer:
IUGR can happen due to hypertension of mother.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
IUGR in the baby can happen due to hypertension or diabetes to the mother during pregnancy. This can decrease the blood supply to the placenta and baby thus reducing the baby's growth.
The pain in the ribs and breasts is a normal finding during pregnancy due to hormonal changes and low levels of calcium.
This can be corrected with proper supplements and do not affect the growth of the baby. You can only get her blood pressure and fasting blood glucose levels done now to rule out any such problem now.
Regular care and visits to Gynecologist are necessary during pregnancy so that any complication can be detected early.
Regards.
IUGR can happen due to hypertension of mother.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
IUGR in the baby can happen due to hypertension or diabetes to the mother during pregnancy. This can decrease the blood supply to the placenta and baby thus reducing the baby's growth.
The pain in the ribs and breasts is a normal finding during pregnancy due to hormonal changes and low levels of calcium.
This can be corrected with proper supplements and do not affect the growth of the baby. You can only get her blood pressure and fasting blood glucose levels done now to rule out any such problem now.
Regular care and visits to Gynecologist are necessary during pregnancy so that any complication can be detected early.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
Thank you,
I keep reading about preeclampsia...did she have that? She had many of the symptoms including migraines everyday, pain ip upper right abdomen, fatigue, etc. and occuring after 20 weeks of pregnancy also....this is around when I think our son stopped growing much.
Source: https://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-complications/preeclampsia/
Are there any tests we can do now to check for it? or for placenta health? Any other gyno exams you recommend?
I keep reading about preeclampsia...did she have that? She had many of the symptoms including migraines everyday, pain ip upper right abdomen, fatigue, etc. and occuring after 20 weeks of pregnancy also....this is around when I think our son stopped growing much.
Source: https://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-complications/preeclampsia/
Are there any tests we can do now to check for it? or for placenta health? Any other gyno exams you recommend?
Brief Answer:
Any tests now will not help.
Detailed Answer:
Any tests now will not help. It is best to go for regular check up and all the tests once she conceives to detect any complication early.
Regards.
Any tests now will not help.
Detailed Answer:
Any tests now will not help. It is best to go for regular check up and all the tests once she conceives to detect any complication early.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Ok thanks, so there are no possible tests to see if she currently has, or could develop preeclampsia? Do you think she might have had it during her first pregnancy?
Brief Answer:
Preeclampsia causes IUGR.
Detailed Answer:
There is a fair possibility that she had preeclampsia during her previous pregnancy.
But this cannot be detected now. The only way is to go for a regular checkup once she conceives.
Regards.
Preeclampsia causes IUGR.
Detailed Answer:
There is a fair possibility that she had preeclampsia during her previous pregnancy.
But this cannot be detected now. The only way is to go for a regular checkup once she conceives.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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