Type 1 Diabetes

**Jas** · April 23rd, 2008, 10:55 AM

Hi,

I am a Doula and I am in contact with a lovely lady at the moment about being her Doula. She isn't a member of BellyBelly yet but I thought I would just put a post in here to see if there are any other ladies that have experience with being pregnant with Type 1 Diabetes? If there are I will direct her here to chat!

Thanks

**Carla MP** · April 23rd, 2008, 02:49 PM

Hi
I am 8 weeks pregnant today and a type 1 diabetic. I have had my firs appointment with the specialist about my diabetes and pregnancy today. Im scared stiff...he seems to think my sugars can be alot tighter and told me allthe risks involved.....i have to go on another insulin again like I used to have before but Im so scared now. My Hcg levels are 42 200 today and the nurse at the hospital said they are ont he lower end for 8 weeks......Im having a scan tomorrow, Im absolutely scared out of my mind. Are these levels ok...she said they were still healthy but lower than they should be...is this the calm before the storm for a m/c?

**Jas** · April 23rd, 2008, 03:38 PM

Hi thanks for you reply I have sent my client the link for this thread so hopefully she will be here soon. Check this link out -

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...pregnancy.html

It has all the suggested hcg levels and your level is definitely in the normal range especially seeing you are 8 weeks along and the category you fit into is for 7w-12w preg. I don't know why things like this are said to women to make them worry unneccessarily.

When I first went to the dr to confirm my pregnancy I couldn 't get into my normal dr but I was too excited to wait and the one I saw said yea well so many pregnancies miscarry before the 6week mark so no need to do anything until after that! The next time I saw a different dr and she said yes it was true but that she should neve r have said that ezpecially seeing as I have no particular risks fot miscarriage.

Congratulations on your pregnancy I am sure everything will be fine!