Complications in the Third Trimester
Editor’ Note: This article continues Katherine Marple’s series on pregnancy with diabetes as a complicating factor. For previous articles, enter her name in the search feature at the top right-hand of...
View ArticleBirthing Options
Throughout pregnancy and all the way up until labor, I was adamant that I was not having a cesarean section. I was terrified of being cut open because I know that my healing time is longer due to my...
View ArticlePain and Joy
As I explained in my previous articles, I was pre-eclamptic and was admitted to the hospital at 37 weeks. I had a migraine that lasted for ten hours after I entered the emergency room. I had...
View ArticleRecovery
My baby girl had just been born. I was in the postoperation room after going through a cesarean section. My husband went to get my parents, who had been waiting for twelve hours in the waiting room. A...
View ArticleHear Me, Doctor
During my 14 years with type 1 diabetes and my time spent interacting with the diabetes online community, I constantly hear the same theme: Doctors aren’t listening to their patients, and their bedside...
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