Diabetes and Pregnancy
Carol Joan Levy, MD, CDE
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
This session will review clinical considerations including: patient preparation, glycemic management, and the postpartum care of individuals with pregnancies complicated by preexisting diabetes or diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy. Topics to be reviewed during case presentations will include the pathophysiology of insulin resistance during pregnancy, glycemic targets, considerations related to use of technology (CGM and insulin pumps), the management of diabetes related complications both prior and during pregnancy, and post-partum management (breast feeding and glucose tolerance testing). Patient cases to be discussed will include: pregnant individuals with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and cystic fibrosis induced diabetes.