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Thread: PREGNANCY:A1c 9 for years.Now 7.7.Effects on pregnancy?

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06-13-2008, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by david1555

so high numbers BEFORE pregnancy DO NOT have negative effects on her body?(the parts of the body pertaining to pregnancy,that is)

High A1C means you are damaging your body. The risks are higher: stroke, hemhorraging, and probably many other things. I'm no doctor, so I don't know what these things are called, but I'd look for a full vascular assessment first.

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