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Suggest Remedy For Getting Pregnant
hello doctor, i am 28 yrs female , married for last two and half years. i am diabetic from last two years. taking a lot of medication. i wanna have a kid now, and i am trying since long time but not succeed. Please can you help me in my problem, as in how can i conceive a baby, should i stop my medicines and start insulin ?? please let me know . Thanks . Dhanashree
Mon, 27 Feb 2017
Hi Dhanashree.
Diabetes can cause a real hinderance with the whole process of conception, and more commonly the process of pregnancy itself.
I would recommend working with your doctor to first control your blood sugar levels well enough. Insulin is a better choice during pregnancy as it does not cross the barrier reaching the fetus (seen with oral hypoglycemic drugs) which can cause hypoglycemia in the fetus.
But before conception itself, good control of your blood sugar levels will be mandatory, and to keep it stable for a while.
Best wishes.
Diabetes can cause a real hinderance with the whole process of conception, and more commonly the process of pregnancy itself.
I would recommend working with your doctor to first control your blood sugar levels well enough. Insulin is a better choice during pregnancy as it does not cross the barrier reaching the fetus (seen with oral hypoglycemic drugs) which can cause hypoglycemia in the fetus.
But before conception itself, good control of your blood sugar levels will be mandatory, and to keep it stable for a while.
Best wishes.
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