tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23396442.post-81226299579391825462008-06-16T15:04:00.000-07:002008-06-16T15:13:39.376-07:00Vickie asks: "also - how about whole grains for your carbs? - real oatmeal - quinoa - brown rice - etc."<br /><br />Yes, these are all great ideas. Oatmeal I've found I just don't tolerate well. Some foods are like that - every diabetic has a food or two that just tends to give them high blood sugar even though it's not supposed to. I do like brown rice, but I'm pretty lazy about cooking it since it takes a long time. I've never had quinoa! I'll have to give that a try.<br /><br />I met with my endocrinologist today. High on my list of concerns was the oral medication I'm taking, metformin. Metformin is actually prescribed to people with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) who are trying to conceive, so luckily there are lots of studies with metformin and pregnancy. It's safe, and in fact, they told me off the bat that it can be dangerous to stop taking it because it can lead to miscarriage even this late in the pregnancy. So on the schedule was discussing how to transition off the metformin to 100% insulin, just because insulin has been around for decades, I used insulin by itself in my last pregnancy, and I understand how it works well in my body.<br /><br />The doctor surprised me, though. Apparently the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association took place last week in San Francisco, and one of the decisions to come out of those meetings was that metformin is now actively encouraged in pregnant diabetics because they found that not only was it not having averse affects on pregnancies, babies were being born healthier, with a lower percentage of problems for both mother and baby.<br /><br />So that is a great endorsement for sticking with the metformin, and I'm happy to keep it. My blood sugars have been very stable since starting the metformin a few years ago. I just don't go up as high and I have fewer lows. Insulin gives you good control but it takes a lot of micromanagement, and I'm relieved I can stick with this leveled-out-all-the-time method.<br /><br />I was digging around for results or a report from this meeting last week but couldn't find anything on the internet. If anyone sees anything can you send me a link?Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05253142539959335464noreply@blogger.com