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Ep. 69: Type 1 Diabetes, Preeclampsia & Microvascular Angina feat. Valerie
On this week's listener series episode, we welcome Valerie. Valerie shares her journey with pregnancy and birth as a Type 1 Diabetic. Everything went smoothly until 2 days after discharge, when Valerie started to feel unwell. She shares how her family navigated a hospital stay postpartum and her second homecoming.
What you will hear on this episode:
- Pregnancy with Type 1 Diabetes
- Preeclampsia diagnosis at 32 weeks
- Induction and vacuum birth
- Postpartum readmission
- Microvascular angina
- Postpartum while recovering from complications
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