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Originally Posted by Tvro  I developed diabetes in my 5th month. The Dr.'s first thought it was gestational diabetes. My blood sugars never did return to normal , and in the 21 years since the birth of my son I have been on insulin. My Dr. thinks that I was probably pre diabetic before my pregnancy. Any one else diagnosed with type 1 while pregnant ? |
Well, I wasn't diagnosed w/type 1 while pregnant, but I think my gestational diabetes was "unmasking" a predisposition to type 1. With baby #1 I was put on insulin way too late at 32 weeks. With baby #2, I was on a TON of insulin starting at 20 weeks. Everyone said that it pointed to type 2, but hindsight is 20/20. My son developed type 1 at 9 months old and I have been diagnosed with type 1 at age 30, just 2 months ago. It's been almost 4 years since I've been pregnant. I just think it's really interesting I had such severe gestational diabetes, then went on to develop type 1, not type 2.
I forgot to say that my sugars returned to normal right after delivery with both pregnancies. Though my fastings did stay a tad bit high (in the low 100's) since baby #2.
