Before the availability of insulin in the early 1920s, pregnant women with diabetes faced very high maternal and perinatal mortality rates. Pregnancy was therefore not recommended in patients with diabetes. Today, with the advent of insulin, these mortality rate increases have been virtually eliminated, so that pregnancy should no longer be discouraged in a young woman with diabetes.
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Arzac, J.A. (2006). Gestational Diabetes. In: Zazworsky, D., Bolin, J.N., Gaubeca, V.B. (eds) Handbook of Diabetes Management. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23490-X_16
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