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Re: A little worried...

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 5 Aug 2000 00:10:07 -0500 (CDT)


At Fri, 4 Aug 2000, patti wrote: >
>I am pregnant with my second child. I am about 3 months along. I am
>also a type II diabetic. My sugars have not been ideal from the start
>so I have been taking both NPH and Regular insulin. That seemed to help
>a little for a few weeks but now my fastings are up in the 115-128s and
>I have to either eat hardly anything or exercise like crazy inorder to
>keep the daytime ones down.

Your insulin needs to be adjusted -- call your doctor

I have also lost 1-2lbs a week since the >8th week of pregnancy. I think they may be water weight mainly but
>their was a 2lb difference from the appointment at 8weeks to the 10week
>ultra-sound my o.b. ordered. And since then my scale has shown that I
>have lost 2lbs. in the last two weeks. I have had morning sickness
>which is getting somewhat better now, but have only thrown up 1 or 2
>times. Most of the time I am starving but when I start eating I feel
>ill and don't finish. Any ideas? Also, could there be something wrong
>with the baby?

Whenever your sugars get out of whack for no apparetn reason, a problem withthe baby is a thought. Call and go in for a wuick, reassuring listen to the heartbeart

My next appointment is on the 25th of Aug. The doc >didn't seem too worried about the loss, but didn't intend to weigh me at
>the last appointment, I asked the nurse to let me to see. P.S. I was
>signifigantly overweight before getting pregnant.

And if you are eating better and taking your insulin as you are supposed to that may be why you are losing weight

--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

This information is for educational purposes only and does not construe a doctor-patient relationship. It does not replace the need for you to consult your own doctor.

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