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Goals during pregnancy

Experiencing a healthy pregnancy and delivering a healthy baby require paying extra attention to food intake, testing and recording blood glucose more often, testing for urine ketones and frequent visits to the doctor.

A woman with diabetes who becomes, or plans to become, pregnant needs to meet with the following health care professionals:

• obstetrician or nurse-midwife
• diabetes care provider
• diabetes nurse
• diabetes dietitian

Choosing an obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies is recommended. This is especially important if diabetes complications are present.

Target blood glucose levels during pregnancy
When you wake up (fasting)	60 to 90 mg/dL
Before lunch and dinner	60 to 100 mg/dL
Two hours after the start of each meal	Less than 120 mg/dL
Before bed	80 to 120 mg/dL
Other targets	A1C less than 7 percent and negative urine ketones

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