Ask Our Expert - Taking Insulin Shots in the Belly during Pregnancy

November 22, 2009

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Ask Dr. Greenfield Taking Insulin Shots in the Belly during Pregnancy

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Dear Dr. Greenfield, I am a diabetic, and I read in a book that in my stage of pregnancy the baby can feel every poke or bump to my belly. Can the baby feel it when I take my insulin in the belly, should I not use the belly until I have the baby? — abm2b4u in Orlando, Fl

ANSWER	January 24, 2002


Dear abm2b4u, There is no reason to believe that insulin given into the skin of the abdomen hurts the baby in any way. When they say the baby can feel a poke, they mean if you push the baby's parts around, or if you bang your abdomen into something. In your case, the most important thing is that you continue to take good care of yourself, take your insulin regularly, and keep your blood sugars as much in the normal range as possible. Good luck with your pregnancy! — by Marjorie Greenfield, M.D.

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