Diabetes Success Stories: Hometown heroes share their victories

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Here’s the link to some inspiring Diabetes Success Stories, link is here!

Here’s a snippet about Elizabeth Edelman from Cleveland, Ohio:

“Ever since I got married, my endocrinologist would always joke with me: ‘Oh, it’s time to get pregnant!’ ” says Elizabeth Edelman, a blogger with Diabetes Daily who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 23 years old. “When we were ready to start trying, I talked to my endocrinologist and he gave us the green light.” At the outset, Edelman had a plan: She would maintain an A1C of 6 percent or lower for her entire pregnancy, and she would have a completely natural birth.

Not surprisingly, that took a huge amount of effort. Edelman tracked her glucose levels with a continuous glucose monitor, faxed a log of her blood glucose readings to her endocrinologist each week for suggested adjustments to her treatment, and kept pregnancy cravings in check. “You always hear, ‘Oh, when you’re pregnant, you’re eating for two,’? ” she says. “But you only need an extra 300 to 500 calories per day. That’s not a lot.” To make sure her blood glucose was in control during delivery, Edelman had her husband test her throughout labor.

The attention to detail paid off: Her A1C hovered around 5 percent throughout the nine months, she was able to give birth without drugs, and on Oct. 31, 2008, Edelman had a 6-pound, 1-ounce baby girl named Leah. “I have the funniest and most adorable baby, and that alone is a success,” she says. “But I worked my butt off to make sure everything went well.”