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Hi, I Am A Type2 Diabetic With A1C Of 12
Question: Hi, I 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:
No it will not affect your future child.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
i have gone through your query.
Your actual high blood sugar will not affect your child.
But it is dangerous for you to stay with these blood sugar result because you are at risk to develop acute and chronic Diabetes complications.
The insulin therapy is indicated and very helpful in your condition.
Hope i have answered to your question.
Let me know if i can assist you further.
Regards.
No it will not affect your future child.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
i have gone through your query.
Your actual high blood sugar will not affect your child.
But it is dangerous for you to stay with these blood sugar result because you are at risk to develop acute and chronic Diabetes complications.
The insulin therapy is indicated and very helpful in your condition.
Hope i have answered to your question.
Let me know if i can assist you further.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Thank you, but how will it not affect the child? Isn't diabetes genetic? And won't it pass through the sperm/semen?
Brief Answer:
Genetics and lifestyle are the most important causes of Type 2 Diebetes.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
It is true,Type 2 diabetes can be hereditary.
Anyway,that doesn’t mean that if the mother or father has (or had) type 2 diabetes, their child is guaranteed to develop it; instead, it means that the child has a greater chance of developing type 2.
You can inherit a risk for type 2 diabetes, but lifestyle Is Very Important, Too.
So ,to resume:Genes do play a role in type 2 diabetes, but lifestyle choices are also important.The person who is overweight and inactive is much more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
About the question if Diabetes will affect you and your wife planning to have a child,(as i have answered in our last discussion)i will say: No,it will not affect your plans.
Diabetes may affect men's fertility but this is more probable to happen in people with a long history of untreated Diabetes.
You are young and i think that with insulin therapy your blood sugar results will stabilise soon.
So,very probably your Diabetes will not affect your fertility.Don't worry.
My only advice is to start TTC when your Diabetes is under control.It will be safest in these circumstances to conceive and you will have increased chances of success.
Hope this is helpful.
Take care.
Genetics and lifestyle are the most important causes of Type 2 Diebetes.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
It is true,Type 2 diabetes can be hereditary.
Anyway,that doesn’t mean that if the mother or father has (or had) type 2 diabetes, their child is guaranteed to develop it; instead, it means that the child has a greater chance of developing type 2.
You can inherit a risk for type 2 diabetes, but lifestyle Is Very Important, Too.
So ,to resume:Genes do play a role in type 2 diabetes, but lifestyle choices are also important.The person who is overweight and inactive is much more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
About the question if Diabetes will affect you and your wife planning to have a child,(as i have answered in our last discussion)i will say: No,it will not affect your plans.
Diabetes may affect men's fertility but this is more probable to happen in people with a long history of untreated Diabetes.
You are young and i think that with insulin therapy your blood sugar results will stabilise soon.
So,very probably your Diabetes will not affect your fertility.Don't worry.
My only advice is to start TTC when your Diabetes is under control.It will be safest in these circumstances to conceive and you will have increased chances of success.
Hope this is helpful.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
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