I’m Kind of Scared of Having a Baby and Am Diabetic What R the Risk? Does the Baby Come Out With Diabetis Too?

1) Talking to your doctor is always best with any medical condition. 2) Do you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes? There is a difference and each situation calls for different precautions. 3). Type 1 (previously called juvenile diabetes) CAN be genetically linked. Supposedly there is a test that can be done on individuals now when they are younger. It is supposed to show markers that would indicate a risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Research states that they are developing a treatment that can decrease or stop this from occurring. Your doctor can collect information from you and evaluate your health in order to give you better statistics for your particular situation http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type1_information/. 4) Type 2 diabetes (previously called adult onset) can run in families. It means that if you have a parent/parents that eat poorly and are not very active (obese) there is a higher tendency for their children to do the same. Children learn by example. Not all type 2 diabetics develop diabetes from over eating though. http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type2_information/. No child has a guarantee of health but there are ways to decrease risks to a baby and to yourself. If you have good control of your diabetes and your doctor work with you, your chances of having a healthy baby are good. Don't let your health issues scare you away from motherhood, but do let them guide you to what is right and best for you and a child. The American Diabetes Association has some of the best information available. Take a look at this link http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes/pregancy.jsp I think you will find it useful and encouraging! Good luck.