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Originally Posted by Tricia452008  My doctor and i were talking about pregnancy and diabetes last night and he said i would have to go off my Lantus and switch back to NPH because it was safer for the baby.....is this true? did anyone have to switch their insulin during pregnancy? |
Tricia, this was in my local Diabetes newsletter last month.
January 2007: Novo Nordisk announced January 31st that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved NovoLog(R) (insulin aspart, Lantus) as a safe and effective treatment for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes and their unborn children. Lantus is still NOT approved for use in pregnancy in Canada, but with this announcement and new evidence, it shouldn’t be too long before it is. The FDA category change was based on research done in 63 sites in 18 countries comparing the safety and efficacy of insulin aspart versus human regular insulin in the treatment of 322 pregnant women with type 1 diabetes. Results showed that changes in A1C and rates of maternal hypoglycemia were comparable with the two insulins. The trial with insulin aspart showed improved outcomes for both mother and child in terms of fewer preterm deliveries, reduced risk of neonatal hypoglycemia, consistent low rates of major hypoglycemia and reduced risks to the fetus with pregnancy outcomes comparable to those in the human regular insulin arm of the trial.
For me....I'm planning to go on the pump when it's "my turn".
