If you took insulin during your pregnancy did you need to continue after having your baby?

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Diagnosed with gestational diabetes and I can’t seem to get that fasting number consistently down. Just wondering what your experience has been.

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Im pregnant and currently on 10mg of insulin. Its helped a lot. This is my first go and first baby. Hoping its not long term and just during pregnancy.

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This is my second pregnancy with GD. both times my fasting numbers were uncontrolled with diet and exercise. my last pregnancy I was on 5mg glyburide at bedtime and this time I'm on 7.5mg glyburide. My last baby I went into labor naturally at 39+4 and we both had amazing sugars post birth. I had spaghetti, chocolate cake and cookies after labor and didn't feel a thing!  normal numbers Yay!  I didn't have any issues post partum either, my diabetic recheck was normal as well :) Fingers crossed its the same with this one!

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I actually only took the insulin for a few weeks and learned how to eat properly and keep my numbers where they should be. I took myself off and the Dr didn't mind. Not to mention I also had preeclampsia, which caused me to have my baby at 34 weeks. My baby wasn't overweight or big as they threatened she would be. She weighted 4lbs, 9 oz and was released after a week. Didn't need any breathing assistance or anything. Only a feeding tube for a short while. 4 months later she is my everything! 💜💛💜💛
No... I didn't continue. Did they give you a diet to follow? I ate 2 hard boiled eggs and toast with butter. and cucumber for breakfast for example lol I know... I had to stay away from certain foods but it helped. And if I ate fruit I had balance it out with plain yogart to off set the sugar of the fruit.

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I had GD during my pregnancy that was uncontrollable with diet and exercise. I was taking insulin 2x a day. 
Both mine and babies sugars were good after delivery :) 22months postpartum and still all good!

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I'm currently taking insulin. I was able to maintain my sugars with metformin last pregnancy, but not this one. After I had my daughter, my sugars went back to normal. I'm hoping they'll go back to normal this time also. I take 38 units of nph and 18 units of regular before breakfast, 15 units regular at supper, and 12 units of nph at bedtime. They have been great with the insulin, but I'll have days where I bottom out kinda bad, so they've been taking it down every so often.

If you took insulin during your pregnancy did you need to continue after having your baby?

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