What's new in the management of type 1 diabetes in pregnancy?

What is it about?

Having type 1 diabetes in pregnancy has considerations for both the mother and the baby. However, managing diabetes in pregnancy is challenging owing to changes in the body as pregnancy progresses. This can make pregnancy a worrying and stressful time to mothers with diabetes. There has been an increase in diabetes technologies used in pregnancy to help pregnant women look after their diabetes. Whilst these can be empowering for the user, there needs to be careful consideration as to how and when these can be continued during admission to hospital and when extra help is required for specialists to help the emergency hospital teams continue these technologies safely especially when the user is unwell or unable to manage them themselves. This article describes current forms of diabetes technologies used and the latest national guidance relating to the care of type 1 diabetes in pregnancy.

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