Tune ups

[thelizardqueen]

Well its good to know that not everyone is going for these tuneups. Thanks for the insight guys. I think like Jennifer and Dustin said I will stick with what I'm doing. After all, it has been working for me and I haven't been in hospital for 10 years. I guess maybe I just needed a little bit of assurance, that I don't necessarily need these tune ups to take better care of myself. I was always told by my mother that its good I never went in for IV because there are still a multitude of drugs that I've never used that will be beneficial to me later on in life, and that I haven't been overexposed to these drugs yet.

 

[thelizardqueen]

Well its good to know that not everyone is going for these tuneups. Thanks for the insight guys. I think like Jennifer and Dustin said I will stick with what I'm doing. After all, it has been working for me and I haven't been in hospital for 10 years. I guess maybe I just needed a little bit of assurance, that I don't necessarily need these tune ups to take better care of myself. I was always told by my mother that its good I never went in for IV because there are still a multitude of drugs that I've never used that will be beneficial to me later on in life, and that I haven't been overexposed to these drugs yet.

 

[anonymous]

Liz,

I too agree that drugs when not necessary are not always a good thing. And, I don't know if using antibiotics as maintenance is very safe... I am terrified of resistance though. I only go in for IVs when I really feel sick and have a lowering of pfts and energy and weight loss. I usually end up going in once a year, but that's really because I'm feeling sick. I've never gone in just to prevent or help me get over a cold. I have gone in AFTER a cold, however, when its been weeks and I just don't bounce back.

I too have several antibiotics that work for me still (knock on wood).... I credit that to the fact that I only go in the hospital or on IVs when I'm really sick. And, I try EVERYTHING before I go in.... However, NO oral antibiotics work for me anymore. None. So, I don't have that option. Usually, when I'm getting over a cold or am feeling a little "funky", I'll try to eat more, keep as active as I can, and take antiinflamatory drugs and airborne or zicam or something natural like that. I will also up my vest treatments and albuterol treatments. To make a long story short, I do everything in my power to get my immune system back up without IVs.

I have found most of the times when I go in for IVs, even when I think I'm sick, my FEV1 never goes up.... even if I start feeling MUCH better. I can be at 56%, get sick and drop to 54%, go on IVs for 2-3 weeks and get up to 55% for a week or so, and then go back down to 54% (even though I feel fine!). This to me is an indication that maybe I didn't need the "tune-up" as much as I thought. Often, I raise my FEV1 alot more with excercise and weight gain. And, the results are much longer lived than my tune ups. Now, that's just me, and maybe I'm strange, but I take this as a clue that instead of running in to get IV meds, maybe I can just change some things in my environment and wipe it out myself. Don't get me wrong, if and when I'm really sick, I go in. And, I know I need to go in. But, I would never go in just cause it had been awhile or I was run down or had a cold..... that's just me though. I appreciate everyone else's right to choose when and why they go in. I'm just anxious enough about resistance and don't want to worry myself more.... If I can get well on my own, I will try that first.

Good for you for not being on IVs for 10 years!!!!!!

Sonia

 

[anonymous]

Liz,

I too agree that drugs when not necessary are not always a good thing. And, I don't know if using antibiotics as maintenance is very safe... I am terrified of resistance though. I only go in for IVs when I really feel sick and have a lowering of pfts and energy and weight loss. I usually end up going in once a year, but that's really because I'm feeling sick. I've never gone in just to prevent or help me get over a cold. I have gone in AFTER a cold, however, when its been weeks and I just don't bounce back.

I too have several antibiotics that work for me still (knock on wood).... I credit that to the fact that I only go in the hospital or on IVs when I'm really sick. And, I try EVERYTHING before I go in.... However, NO oral antibiotics work for me anymore. None. So, I don't have that option. Usually, when I'm getting over a cold or am feeling a little "funky", I'll try to eat more, keep as active as I can, and take antiinflamatory drugs and airborne or zicam or something natural like that. I will also up my vest treatments and albuterol treatments. To make a long story short, I do everything in my power to get my immune system back up without IVs.

I have found most of the times when I go in for IVs, even when I think I'm sick, my FEV1 never goes up.... even if I start feeling MUCH better. I can be at 56%, get sick and drop to 54%, go on IVs for 2-3 weeks and get up to 55% for a week or so, and then go back down to 54% (even though I feel fine!). This to me is an indication that maybe I didn't need the "tune-up" as much as I thought. Often, I raise my FEV1 alot more with excercise and weight gain. And, the results are much longer lived than my tune ups. Now, that's just me, and maybe I'm strange, but I take this as a clue that instead of running in to get IV meds, maybe I can just change some things in my environment and wipe it out myself. Don't get me wrong, if and when I'm really sick, I go in. And, I know I need to go in. But, I would never go in just cause it had been awhile or I was run down or had a cold..... that's just me though. I appreciate everyone else's right to choose when and why they go in. I'm just anxious enough about resistance and don't want to worry myself more.... If I can get well on my own, I will try that first.

Good for you for not being on IVs for 10 years!!!!!!

Sonia

 

[JennifersHope]

I have never, ever gone in the hospital unless I was so sick I had no choice. I didn't even realize that people went in to the hospital if they were feeling good. My understanding of "tune ups" was because you were sick and needed to get better. The only reason I haven't been able to do my IVs at home for the most part is because I have an asthmatic componet to my CF and I clamp down with severe bronchospasms and need a ton of IV steroids. I know some ppl go in because they are on so many IVS that they can't get any rest at home because they are constatntly doing a treatment. Two times ago, I was hanging an IV every two hours..all through the night, and I ALMOST felt like I would be better off letting someone else do it for me in the hospital.

I don't know how I feel about being put on really strong antibiotics when I was not sick. I tend to go on IVs every three to five months. but I was wondering about doing ORAL Bactrim, Bactrim works great for me, my cultures are sensitive to it, and it has little side effects. TO me it is a miricale drug for when I am only the slightest bit sick, so I wonder if it would be good to go on as preventive.

Interesting... I think I may mention to my doctor about going on preventive meds.

Jennifer

 

[JennifersHope]

I have never, ever gone in the hospital unless I was so sick I had no choice. I didn't even realize that people went in to the hospital if they were feeling good. My understanding of "tune ups" was because you were sick and needed to get better. The only reason I haven't been able to do my IVs at home for the most part is because I have an asthmatic componet to my CF and I clamp down with severe bronchospasms and need a ton of IV steroids. I know some ppl go in because they are on so many IVS that they can't get any rest at home because they are constatntly doing a treatment. Two times ago, I was hanging an IV every two hours..all through the night, and I ALMOST felt like I would be better off letting someone else do it for me in the hospital.

I don't know how I feel about being put on really strong antibiotics when I was not sick. I tend to go on IVs every three to five months. but I was wondering about doing ORAL Bactrim, Bactrim works great for me, my cultures are sensitive to it, and it has little side effects. TO me it is a miricale drug for when I am only the slightest bit sick, so I wonder if it would be good to go on as preventive.

Interesting... I think I may mention to my doctor about going on preventive meds.

Jennifer

 

[anonymous]

Hi Everyone,

Liz, it's Jennifer 24 W/CF. What doctor do you see? I think it's great that he/she doesn't push "tune-ups" on you. I wanted to ask you that yesterday, but I forgot.

 

[anonymous]

Hi Everyone,

Liz, it's Jennifer 24 W/CF. What doctor do you see? I think it's great that he/she doesn't push "tune-ups" on you. I wanted to ask you that yesterday, but I forgot.

 

[thelizardqueen]

My doc is great. He's got me on a preventative inhaler to help with my breathing: symbicort. And when I am sick with a lung infection I am on Cipro and Cloxicylin for 2-3 weeks. Every once and a while I am on TOBI one month on, one month off - and this is simply when I am getting more infections then not. Once my lungs clear up for a good 6 months, then I am off the TOBI for awhile. The only time I ever needed IV was when I was 15 and that was simply because I had some "plugs" - not because I had a really bad infection. I couldn't shake the plugs out, and was having trouble breathing, so doc figured a one time IV would be beneficial to me.

Jennifer - the doc I see is my CF specialist Dr. Kepron at the Health Science Centre in Winnipeg, MB Canada. He's only ever mentioned IV to me once, and that was simply because he wanted to let me know that if inhaled antibiotics didn't work for me, I could do home IV as a last measure. What about you?

 

[thelizardqueen]

My doc is great. He's got me on a preventative inhaler to help with my breathing: symbicort. And when I am sick with a lung infection I am on Cipro and Cloxicylin for 2-3 weeks. Every once and a while I am on TOBI one month on, one month off - and this is simply when I am getting more infections then not. Once my lungs clear up for a good 6 months, then I am off the TOBI for awhile. The only time I ever needed IV was when I was 15 and that was simply because I had some "plugs" - not because I had a really bad infection. I couldn't shake the plugs out, and was having trouble breathing, so doc figured a one time IV would be beneficial to me.

Jennifer - the doc I see is my CF specialist Dr. Kepron at the Health Science Centre in Winnipeg, MB Canada. He's only ever mentioned IV to me once, and that was simply because he wanted to let me know that if inhaled antibiotics didn't work for me, I could do home IV as a last measure. What about you?

 

[anonymous]

Hey Liz,

Sorry it has taken me awhile to respond. My husband and I just bought our first home in January, and he got me a shih tzu puppy. I've been really busy. I live in Pennsylvania, and every doctor I have been to regarding my Cystic Fibrosis has eventually pushed IV meds or lasting oral meds (Zithromax). My FEV is 78%. My breathing treatments include Albuterol 2x daily, Pulmozyme 1x daily, and Flutter 2x daily. That's it. I also take my Pancrecarb MS-8 (4 with meals, 3 with snacks) and Prilosec OTC. HOWEVER, I also run 2 miles 5 days a week to maintain my PFT's. Also since I run, my A1C (diabetes blood draw) remains between 5.1-5.7. If I stop running for over 2 months, my PFT's slip to 74% and become diabetic.

Like I was saying above, I am married for about 1.5 years. My husband and I are trying to conceive. The current CF doctor I have now is alright so far. However, last August I was seeing a CF doctor in Philadelphia. He was a real jerk. I'd go to clinic every 3 months which was what he wanted. I didn't really need to go. I'd tell him how I was running my 2 miles, my bloodwork was excellent, and that I was 112 pounds (4'11"). He agreed with me. Then, the doctor would spend half an hour trying to tell me that I should try Zithromax and have and IV tune-up before trying to conceive. JUST TO GIVE YOU BACKGROUND, he knew we were trying to conceive about two months prior to this visit. I said to him, "Are you carzy. Here I am running and eating right and you have the nerve to introduce me to this crap". Not to mention, he was saying that I'd have to STOP Zithromax when I would conceive. I was already trying, and he knew that. Why would I want a tune-up or Zithromax now??? My health was great, and I was already tryng.

So I left him. Now I see a doctor in Hershey. He's alright so far. From a CF standpoint, my doctor is not concerned about a pregnancy; however, he is almost positive I will become a gestational diabetic. My husband is not a carrier, and we want to try to conceive until I am a diabetic. If I become a diabetic, I will no longer try to conceive. I don't want to start off on a bad leg.

But anyway as far as doctors are concerned, I don't trust them too much. I have had 4 CF doctors so far. When they start pushing drugs, I leave. I think rather than promote exercise and healthy eating; they prefer to endorse medications and get kickbacks for each patient that they entice to take the drug. That's also why I don't think CF will ever be cured. To much money could be lost for doctors, insurance companys, and treatment facilities. At least not in the United States. I'm not at all surprised that you are from Canada. I doubted from the U.S. That is why I asked you. Well anyway, I have to make dinner. See ya!

Jennifer 24 w/CF

 

[anonymous]

Hey Liz,

Sorry it has taken me awhile to respond. My husband and I just bought our first home in January, and he got me a shih tzu puppy. I've been really busy. I live in Pennsylvania, and every doctor I have been to regarding my Cystic Fibrosis has eventually pushed IV meds or lasting oral meds (Zithromax). My FEV is 78%. My breathing treatments include Albuterol 2x daily, Pulmozyme 1x daily, and Flutter 2x daily. That's it. I also take my Pancrecarb MS-8 (4 with meals, 3 with snacks) and Prilosec OTC. HOWEVER, I also run 2 miles 5 days a week to maintain my PFT's. Also since I run, my A1C (diabetes blood draw) remains between 5.1-5.7. If I stop running for over 2 months, my PFT's slip to 74% and become diabetic.

Like I was saying above, I am married for about 1.5 years. My husband and I are trying to conceive. The current CF doctor I have now is alright so far. However, last August I was seeing a CF doctor in Philadelphia. He was a real jerk. I'd go to clinic every 3 months which was what he wanted. I didn't really need to go. I'd tell him how I was running my 2 miles, my bloodwork was excellent, and that I was 112 pounds (4'11"). He agreed with me. Then, the doctor would spend half an hour trying to tell me that I should try Zithromax and have and IV tune-up before trying to conceive. JUST TO GIVE YOU BACKGROUND, he knew we were trying to conceive about two months prior to this visit. I said to him, "Are you carzy. Here I am running and eating right and you have the nerve to introduce me to this crap". Not to mention, he was saying that I'd have to STOP Zithromax when I would conceive. I was already trying, and he knew that. Why would I want a tune-up or Zithromax now??? My health was great, and I was already tryng.

So I left him. Now I see a doctor in Hershey. He's alright so far. From a CF standpoint, my doctor is not concerned about a pregnancy; however, he is almost positive I will become a gestational diabetic. My husband is not a carrier, and we want to try to conceive until I am a diabetic. If I become a diabetic, I will no longer try to conceive. I don't want to start off on a bad leg.

But anyway as far as doctors are concerned, I don't trust them too much. I have had 4 CF doctors so far. When they start pushing drugs, I leave. I think rather than promote exercise and healthy eating; they prefer to endorse medications and get kickbacks for each patient that they entice to take the drug. That's also why I don't think CF will ever be cured. To much money could be lost for doctors, insurance companys, and treatment facilities. At least not in the United States. I'm not at all surprised that you are from Canada. I doubted from the U.S. That is why I asked you. Well anyway, I have to make dinner. See ya!

Jennifer 24 w/CF

 

[thelizardqueen]

I'm lucky that my doctor has never tried to push IVs. IVs for him are always last option, and even then he doesn't like bringing them up. I suppose this is because what I am doing on my own is great, and that I shouldn't expose myself to drugs I don't need, so that I don't build up a tolerance. I guess a small part of me just wonders if this is normal, or if a lot of CF doctors out there push it?

Might I ask - and I'm hoping this isn't too personal for you, but why is it that you don't want to try conceiving if you're diabetic? I've always been told by my diabetic doctor that trying for children is fine so long as your sugars are under control? I only ask this because I've been diabetic since I was 14, and was not about to give up the dream before I even became an adult.

That being said, I wonder if doctors are different and do different treatments in the States then Canada? Do doctors have different views in the States compared to Canada I wonder?

 

[thelizardqueen]

I'm lucky that my doctor has never tried to push IVs. IVs for him are always last option, and even then he doesn't like bringing them up. I suppose this is because what I am doing on my own is great, and that I shouldn't expose myself to drugs I don't need, so that I don't build up a tolerance. I guess a small part of me just wonders if this is normal, or if a lot of CF doctors out there push it?

Might I ask - and I'm hoping this isn't too personal for you, but why is it that you don't want to try conceiving if you're diabetic? I've always been told by my diabetic doctor that trying for children is fine so long as your sugars are under control? I only ask this because I've been diabetic since I was 14, and was not about to give up the dream before I even became an adult.

That being said, I wonder if doctors are different and do different treatments in the States then Canada? Do doctors have different views in the States compared to Canada I wonder?

 

[anonymous]

Hi Jennifer,

I would like more information about using Bactrim whether it be for a short time treatment or using it as a maintaince med. Is it effective against pseudomonas? I have only cultured pseudo off and on for the last year or so. Since then my doctors have been pushing inhaled antibiotics and also oral antibiotics for several months at a time and also IV anitibiotics once. I have taken alot of meds this past year and am I do not want to use them as often at least not the inhaled kind. I want to be cautious about not overdoing to cause resistance but then again I do not want to underdo. When I went in for a two week course of IV's -- I guess it was an attempt to erradicate the pseudo- I went into the hospital feeling fine but after two weeks I left feeling not so good because I was given alittle too much Tobramycin and it caused me to not have good balance! Anyway, while I was in the hospital they did a bronc and it cultured aspergillus and not pseudomonas. The only thing they did to treat the aspergillus was to give me prednisone for a week. I do have an allergy to molds so I am concerned about this stuff being in my lungs but the doctors havent mentioned anything about treating it. Lately over the last couple of months I feel that I tire more easily and have experienced a little bit if shortness of breath which is something that I never experienced before. So now a year later I am worried that using all these high powered antibiotics is taking its toll on me. I am at a point where I need to decide what would be best for me. So any advice is appreciated!

 

[anonymous]

Hi Jennifer,

I would like more information about using Bactrim whether it be for a short time treatment or using it as a maintaince med. Is it effective against pseudomonas? I have only cultured pseudo off and on for the last year or so. Since then my doctors have been pushing inhaled antibiotics and also oral antibiotics for several months at a time and also IV anitibiotics once. I have taken alot of meds this past year and am I do not want to use them as often at least not the inhaled kind. I want to be cautious about not overdoing to cause resistance but then again I do not want to underdo. When I went in for a two week course of IV's -- I guess it was an attempt to erradicate the pseudo- I went into the hospital feeling fine but after two weeks I left feeling not so good because I was given alittle too much Tobramycin and it caused me to not have good balance! Anyway, while I was in the hospital they did a bronc and it cultured aspergillus and not pseudomonas. The only thing they did to treat the aspergillus was to give me prednisone for a week. I do have an allergy to molds so I am concerned about this stuff being in my lungs but the doctors havent mentioned anything about treating it. Lately over the last couple of months I feel that I tire more easily and have experienced a little bit if shortness of breath which is something that I never experienced before. So now a year later I am worried that using all these high powered antibiotics is taking its toll on me. I am at a point where I need to decide what would be best for me. So any advice is appreciated!

 

[Jennifer1981]

Hi Liz,

I finally opened up a profile. You can always ask me anything. There really aren't too many things that I consider personal. I do see a diabetes doctor since I am borderline. I became borderline when I was 21. Before I started exercising my A1C at highest was 6.5. Once I started exericisng, it dropped to 5.1. Now it is 5.7. The only treatment I had to do when I was at 6.5 was take 1 mg of Amaryl and do 4 bloodsugars a day. With my A1C now at 5.7, I don't need to take an insulin pill and only need to do bloodsugars when sick or before an office visit. I get my A1C repeated every 6 months. I never was on shots or anything like that. The pill I was on was like air. My highest bloodsugar was around 170 two hours after eating a large meal. Unless it was pasta or pizza. Then it was around 200.

Like I said before, my CF doctors are fine with the idea of me conceiving. However, my diabetes doctor opposes it. Mostly because of the likely chance of gestational diabetes. And I am almost positive that she is right. I won't be able to run 2 miles while pregnant. I can walk, but my sugars will be higher. High enough that I will be gestational.

When I was in my teens, I always wanted the perfect husband, the perfect house, the perfect family with children like many desire. But then, all I ever heard from my GYN and CF doctor were to " tie my tubes". " Insurance will pay for it since it's considered medically necessary". " You'll never live long enough to have a child". Today, I am healthier than ever. My personal viewpoint on conceiving is like this. First, I wanted to have my husband tested. If he came up a carrier, I wasn't going to try. I couldn't bear the thought of possibly having a child with CF and watch them go through what I go through. Also if they asked me, " How could have you been so stupid to have me knowing you were taking chances". How would I answer that??? My sister to give an example was born after me and has CF. She did that to my mother and father. As a result, she has hard feelings towards them and doesn't really take care of herself. I WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN THAT EXAMPLE IF IT HAD NOT HAPPENED IN MY FAMILY. I WOULD NOT WANT TO OFFEND ANYONE.

Also before conceiving, I wanted to have my PFT's at best where they are now, weigh 108 pounds (which is recommended for my height before conception), and not be diabetic. With the few medications that I am on, there were no meds that would have been an issue during pregnancy. My PFT's were great. The weight I wasn't too concerned with since it has never been an issue for me. But the diabetes concerned me. And really--it is the only medical thing that concerns me right now. I'm not saying that something won't come up, but for now it just bothers me. I feel like I have CF. And even though it is controlled, that's " 1 strike". However, going in diabetic is "2 strikes" and it bothers me. I feel that there are women that get gestational diabetes without CF. So if I get gestational diabetes, I'm not overly concerned. But to go in diabetic and controlled (of course), it just bothers me. This same view bothers my husband. I don't know what it is, but I just don't like the idea. I want our baby to be as healthy as possible. I want it to have the best chance for the future. To have a mommy and daddy around for as long as possible. The idea of having to give myself shots throughout an entire pregnancy scares me. You know from previous posts that I not a med fan. I think I'm also scared because insulin shots would be new to me. Well, I going to respond to the other person about Bactrim. See ya.

Jennifer 24w/CF

 

[Jennifer1981]

Hi Liz,

I finally opened up a profile. You can always ask me anything. There really aren't too many things that I consider personal. I do see a diabetes doctor since I am borderline. I became borderline when I was 21. Before I started exercising my A1C at highest was 6.5. Once I started exericisng, it dropped to 5.1. Now it is 5.7. The only treatment I had to do when I was at 6.5 was take 1 mg of Amaryl and do 4 bloodsugars a day. With my A1C now at 5.7, I don't need to take an insulin pill and only need to do bloodsugars when sick or before an office visit. I get my A1C repeated every 6 months. I never was on shots or anything like that. The pill I was on was like air. My highest bloodsugar was around 170 two hours after eating a large meal. Unless it was pasta or pizza. Then it was around 200.

Like I said before, my CF doctors are fine with the idea of me conceiving. However, my diabetes doctor opposes it. Mostly because of the likely chance of gestational diabetes. And I am almost positive that she is right. I won't be able to run 2 miles while pregnant. I can walk, but my sugars will be higher. High enough that I will be gestational.

When I was in my teens, I always wanted the perfect husband, the perfect house, the perfect family with children like many desire. But then, all I ever heard from my GYN and CF doctor were to " tie my tubes". " Insurance will pay for it since it's considered medically necessary". " You'll never live long enough to have a child". Today, I am healthier than ever. My personal viewpoint on conceiving is like this. First, I wanted to have my husband tested. If he came up a carrier, I wasn't going to try. I couldn't bear the thought of possibly having a child with CF and watch them go through what I go through. Also if they asked me, " How could have you been so stupid to have me knowing you were taking chances". How would I answer that??? My sister to give an example was born after me and has CF. She did that to my mother and father. As a result, she has hard feelings towards them and doesn't really take care of herself. I WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN THAT EXAMPLE IF IT HAD NOT HAPPENED IN MY FAMILY. I WOULD NOT WANT TO OFFEND ANYONE.

Also before conceiving, I wanted to have my PFT's at best where they are now, weigh 108 pounds (which is recommended for my height before conception), and not be diabetic. With the few medications that I am on, there were no meds that would have been an issue during pregnancy. My PFT's were great. The weight I wasn't too concerned with since it has never been an issue for me. But the diabetes concerned me. And really--it is the only medical thing that concerns me right now. I'm not saying that something won't come up, but for now it just bothers me. I feel like I have CF. And even though it is controlled, that's " 1 strike". However, going in diabetic is "2 strikes" and it bothers me. I feel that there are women that get gestational diabetes without CF. So if I get gestational diabetes, I'm not overly concerned. But to go in diabetic and controlled (of course), it just bothers me. This same view bothers my husband. I don't know what it is, but I just don't like the idea. I want our baby to be as healthy as possible. I want it to have the best chance for the future. To have a mommy and daddy around for as long as possible. The idea of having to give myself shots throughout an entire pregnancy scares me. You know from previous posts that I not a med fan. I think I'm also scared because insulin shots would be new to me. Well, I going to respond to the other person about Bactrim. See ya.

Jennifer 24w/CF

 

[JazzysMom]

Glad you have a username now Jennifer. I still dont understand your diabetes doctor way of thinking about conceiving. Many, many people (CFers & non CFers) develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy & their sugars return to normal after delivery. I am one of them & I am more prone to diabetes from the CF & family history. I used insulin to control my sugars during my pregnancy. With diabetes being so prominant in American nowadays, if everyone that MIGHT get it didnt have kids, the population would reduce drastically! I am sorry, but I think that doctor is wrong, wrong, wrong!

 

[JazzysMom]

Glad you have a username now Jennifer. I still dont understand your diabetes doctor way of thinking about conceiving. Many, many people (CFers & non CFers) develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy & their sugars return to normal after delivery. I am one of them & I am more prone to diabetes from the CF & family history. I used insulin to control my sugars during my pregnancy. With diabetes being so prominant in American nowadays, if everyone that MIGHT get it didnt have kids, the population would reduce drastically! I am sorry, but I think that doctor is wrong, wrong, wrong!