pregnancy and lantus

[dodo]

I asked my endo about using lantus and he told me I should not be on that insulin because I want to get pregnant. So, I was wondering if there is any of you who are or were pregnant while being on lantus??? If so, did you have any complications?

Thanks a lot!

[KCP]

Oo thats a good question! im on lantus and in a month will be looking to start TTC... anyone with affects of lantus on TTC or pregnancy?

[lilituc]

Here's an article about it:
Insulin glargine safe for pregnant diabetics | Health | Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSSIB11337720070421)

If it were me, I'd tell them that trying to get good control on NPH was way more dangerous than using Lantus. But that's just my opinion.

[Alice]

That doesn't make since...Type 1's take insulin of all types and have successful pregnancies. Not that things don't happen...but not due in insulin as far as I've heard. I would consult with an endo that specializes in pregnancies...or a high-risk obstretician who is knowledgeble about diabetes. The most important thing is controlling blood glucose during pregnancy.

Not only that, but many women develop gestational diabetes and take insulin as needed...so I don't see the logic of your doctor. Sorry.

[caswellhb]

I am pregnant and was given a choice of Levemir or Lantus. Not sure why I chose Levemir, I think the name may have just sounded nicer or something. Duh.
The bottom line was that it is better to have tight control in pregnancy than to worry about the effects of D on your pregnancy. Many woman use Lantus and have beautiful healthy babies.
Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Heather.

[Alice]

Oops!!! "Since" should be "Sense"...since when did I lose my senses???? My left brain fights my right sometimes, I think...and my fingers can't keep up!

Hate finding typo's 3 days later!

[toriavic]

I am a type 1 diabetic and I used lantus during my pregnancy. I had complications completely unrelated to my diabetes- my son's placenta started to detach so he was not fully growing inside of me- he came premature but completely healthy and now over two years later has continued to exhibit no signs at all of any complication. The doctors don't like to advise women to use lantus during pregnancy because the insulin has not been around long enough to show whether or not it has any long term effects on the baby - my pregnancy was not planned so I had no choice as to what insulin to use but everyone was fine and the lantus helped me maintain a perfect HBA1C throughout the pregnancy. I would definately advise you to use an insulin you are comfortable using because it is more important to maintain your blood sugar levels while you are pregnant than to worry about the potential effect the insulin type can have on the baby.

[KCP]

Thats really good to know! I have enver had such good control until i was put on Lantus so I plan to keep going with is. Althought in NZ they perfer to put expectant mothers on a pump through the duration of their pregnancy, I really think i may be able to go through the pg without it~!

[Alice]

They like moms on pumps here in the U.S. too!

[oops324]

I am now 13 weeks into my 4th pregnancy, I have 3 beautiful little girls. Have been type 1 diabetic for 10yrs now. After my last birth (Nov 2006) my endo switch me from Humalin N to Latus which was a wonderful thing. Lantus is awesome in keeping good control. I recently switched endos and my new dr just took me off Lantus and back onto Humalin N b/c there's not enough research with Lantus and it's effect on pregnancy. It's been a week since the change and my numbers are all over the board.....it's totally bummed me out not being on Lantus.....

[KCP]

I would have thought that it would have been better to have you keep good control? I mean, what huge affects is lantus likely to have? Is it really that different in make up than other insulins really?? Gee, Id hate to have them switch me from the best insulin that works with my body to something that make me out of control..

[RobiJo]

I am now 13 weeks into my 4th pregnancy, I have 3 beautiful little girls. Have been type 1 diabetic for 10yrs now. After my last birth (Nov 2006) my endo switch me from Humalin N to Latus which was a wonderful thing. Lantus is awesome in keeping good control. I recently switched endos and my new dr just took me off Lantus and back onto Humalin N b/c there's not enough research with Lantus and it's effect on pregnancy. It's been a week since the change and my numbers are all over the board.....it's totally bummed me out not being on Lantus.....

Can you get a pump? Or just ignore the doc and stick with your Lantus?

[Keezheekoni]

Lantus is totally safe for pregnancy. If you check, you will see that almost every medication out there is category C for pregnancy. This is because no one is willing to do trials on pregnant mothers...lol

If you read Dr. Hale's book "Medications and Mother's Milk", you will find that he's done studies on Lantus passing though breast milk and it's such a minute amount, along with Lantus being a naturally secreted hormone (just long lasting, unlike "real" insulin)...it's perfectly fine.

Go back to Lantus. Better to have awesome control during pregnancy!!!

[birdyland]

I am TTC (well on a break after miscarriage (unrealated to diabetes) at the moment) and they have me on Humalog and Novolin. I was told that they want me on the meds that I would be taking during pregnancy, now. They asked if I would rather have a pump, but did not seem to prefer it. They want me in good control and my body used to what I'm going to be on.

Not sure specifically on the lantus though... I'm on NPH and in great control. They stress that HA1c of 6.2 or less is crucial to healthy pregnancy.

[KCP]

Yea ive been on NPH too and it didnt work for me, hence the switch to lantus.. My doc here in Nz has brought up the lack of study into the effects of Lantus during pregnancy, but I would much rather have good control to be honest..
The do perfer that we are on a pump thru the pg but if I can get away with not being on one i will!

[oops324]

Can you get a pump? Or just ignore the doc and stick with your Lantus?
As for your question about getting a pump, I didn't ask about that, I guess I should. I just didn't want to change anything I was doing during my pregnancy for fear of losing control but that has already happened. So maybe I should ask. I see my high-risk ob specialist on Friday so I'll run it by him the whole Lantus issue. I have thought about staying on Lantus anyhow but eventually my scrips are going to run out.....and now the endo has set a fear in me that what if ten years down the line my child has some major health issue and it's all linked back to the Lantus, I couldn't live with that!!!! This whole thing has gotten me completely stressed-out, which we all know is not good.

[mell1682]

During my first pregnancy, I used Lantus and my daughter was born 36 weeks gestation, 7 lbs. 9 oz. I am not sure if her weight can be attributed to Lantus or not, because my A1C was 6.0 at her birth and it appeared that my blood sugars were well controlled. I guess the only thing that really scared me about using it was that the second time I got pregnant my neonatologist made me feel like **** about using a relatively new insulin that hadn't been researched during pregnancy. My oldest daughter is now 4, creeping up on the age I got diabetes and I worry that maybe the Lantus increased her risk of developing Type 1 (a totally unfounded fear I know, but I am a mom now so I worry about EVERYTHING under the sun). I love Lantus insulin, I have had a miraculous change in my A1C numbers, dropping from a 9.2 to a 7.1 in less than 2 months, shocking my doctor and I. It's far better than NPH if you ask me. I take it once a day and take Humalog at meals and I honestly love this life versus the life of Regular and NPH.