When You Have Diabetes Women with diabetes can have healthy babies, but it takes planning ahead and effort.
Pregnancy can make both high and low blood glucose levels happen more often.
It can make diabetic eye disease and diabetic kidney disease worse. High glucose levels during pregnancy are dangerous for the baby, too. If you don't want to become pregnant, talk with your health care provider about birth control. Keeping your glucose levels near normal before and during pregnancy can help protect you and your baby. That's why it's so important to plan your pregnancies ahead of time.