Isn't it funny how most of us take what the doctors say as far as what WE CAN"T or SHOULDN'T DO.  I was 23 when I first got pregnate and lost her at 20 weeks gestational. She had Potters Syndrom. Don't worry about condolences I know she is looking out for me and her brother and sister these days. LOL. The only advise that I can really give you is this. Once being coming pregnant keep your sugars under good control. And at all cost keep your stress low. I really didn't start having low sugars until I started having kids. Plus at the time I had a lot of stress with my first husband.

 

Some say that it is hard for Diabetics to get pregnant. I say it is all up to our bodies and the history of our family.

 

While pregnant I never had to take more then 2 shots a day but I was also on the humalin Insulins R and N.

 

There is a new pump out there and not all of the components are covered by insurances. But it is called Real Time it not only distributes insulin but it will also monitor your glucose. The company name is Medtronic. This is the type of pump that I will need concidering that my sugars drop more frequently when I am sleeping and it has alarms on it to let you know before your glucose goes too high or too low. The glucose part of the machine has only been out for a year and not all insurences cover it. I got a call from Medtronic last night. After my insurance deductable I have to pay 80% of the pump which will be over $1,000 thank God they take payments. But if I get this Real Time pump once the insurance covers the glucose checking part of it I can upgrade it so that I have it.

 

I think that these companies need to loan these pumps out to the Dr.'s so that they can have the patient test drive them for about a week or maybe a month. Right now I am hooked up to a mini med which is bigger then the glucose checker of the Real Time pump. For 3 days I am to wear this check my blood by finger stitck 4 times aday log in the time of the check, time of the meds, and when ever I eat I need to log the time, what I ate as well as the amount. Not bad. The one thing is that earily this morning I woke up and found the machine off once again like I have the past few mornings. Husband said that not more then 5 minutes prior to me waking up I was messing with the device in my sleep. So there is another question for the Dr. is there a safty button on the device that isn't where the other buttons are so incase during the night if I start playing with the darn thing I won't shut the pump off. BIG CONCERN FOR ME> LOL

 

Sorry I went off the subject. But hope this will help you.

 

Cyndi