Your doctor may want you to take more insulin and test your blood sugar more often. If you take diabetes pills, your doctor will switch you to insulin when you are pregnant. See a doctor who has experience in taking care of pregnant women with diabetes. The doctor should also be with a large hospital or medical center that can care for you and your baby properly. Have your eyes and kidneys checked.
Pregnancy can make eye and kidney problems worse.
Do not smoke, drink alcohol, or use harmful drugs. Follow the meal plan given to you by the dietitian or diabetes educator to be sure you and your unborn baby have a healthy diet. If you are already pregnant, see your doctor right away. It's not too late to get your blood sugar in good control so that you stay healthy during the rest of your pregnancy. Her doctor told Maria and her husband that before she became pregnant her blood sugar levels should be in very good control and her kidneys, eyes, and blood pressure must be checked.