Hello Doctor, I have a question.Am pregnant and have sugar and taking insulin 8 units in the morning and 6 untis in the night and my sugar levels are well in control. I want to know if i have temptation for sweets some times can i consume few sweets. Is it advisable and if i take sweets will it affect my baby.I am in my 36th week. regards, Vijaya
Hello, and I hope I can help you today. I am very sorry that you happen to be diabetic during her pregnancy. It is very difficult to achieve good sugar control, and the fact that you are on insulin shows that a good diet alone is not enough to control your blood sugar. So, if you deviate from your diet and increase your blood sugar levels, you are undermining the work of the insulin that you already take. The baby grows the most during the last month of pregnancy, and eating sugary foods or having a high blood sugar can make the baby grow very large and get fat which can increase the risk of cesarean section and birth injury. So I know it is extremely difficult, but it is not medically advisable for you to eat sweet things like candies, dessert and sugary Chat Doctor.  You only have one month left of the pregnancy, so please try for your babies sake to adhere to your diabetic diet as much as possible until the birth. In some 