Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose During Pregnancy in Women with Juvenile Diabetes

Eight pregnant patients with insulin-dependent juvenile diabetes were persuaded to start self-monitoring of blood glucose between the 10th to the 20th week of gestation. One patient with two children discontinued this effort after a short period. Four patients are still on a regimen of self-monitoring during their pregnancy, and three have delivered normal infants. The latter three patients were all able to achieve almost normal blood glucose levels during the pregnancies. These observations, in addition to those of others, lead to the conclusion that self-monitoring of blood glucose can be an useful tool in the management of diabetes, particularly in pregnant women, who have a high degree of motivation to achieve good Control.