Hi Kelly, I wanted to chime in and say that I have type II diabetes and have a very healthy baby.
I stayed on Metformin in my first trimester, then switched to insulin at around 14wks. It was hard at first, but by the end, it was just a way of life. I took a long-acting insulin shot at bedtime, and a short-acting shot before each meal. There are other ways to do it with less shots that your dr should discuss with you, but 4 shots a day worked out for me.
We were induced at 38wks, because that's all the longer my dr lets her diabetic mamas go due to risk of big babies and also something about the placenta can break down(?) earlier. Well, my little one came out weighing 7 pounds! I was definately congratulated for keeping my sugars under such good control.
Good luck!
Edited to say that, yes it is more visits, but it was always reassuring to me to get to hear the heartbeat so often and get extra ultrasounds - so I didn't mind at all. |