For many years, women with type 1 diabetes were told that they shouldn't have babies. With today's technology and innovations, women with T1D can have healthy babies, but they are still considered "high risk". In Grit Pregnancies: How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy and Normal Blood Sugars with Type 1 Diabetes , Allison Herschede explains that it's not diabetes that puts pregnancy at risk, but high blood sugars. She shares how to prevent them, correct them, and minimize hypoglycemia at the same time . Using Dr. Richard K. Bernstein's principles from his book Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution , Allison shows the reader how it is indeed possible for type 1 diabetic women to have healthy pregnancies and truly normal blood sugars . "In Grit Pregnancies, registered nurse, CDCES, mother, and type 1 diabetic, Allison Herschede provides step-by-step guidance for achieving a safe and healthy pregnancy with type 1 diabetes. I highly recommend this engaging, inspirational book-filled with valuable medical information, personal insights, and helpful advice-to all women with type 1 diabetes who are pregnant or wish to conceive."-Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDCES, author of "The Low Carb Dietitian's Guide to Health and Beauty" "For women with type 1 diabetes, figuring out how to adjust insulin dosing can be confusing. Allison equips you with practical and easy-to-understand tips to help maintain optimal blood sugar control during your pregnancy."-Lily Nichols, RDN, CDCES, author of "Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes" "It is so important that a woman maintains tight control of her diabetes while pregnant. She must have blood sugars that look like a healthy non-diabetic in order to avoid chances of complications in pregnancy. However, there is very little support for for this type of control for diabetics in general, let alone pregnant diabetics. Allison gives an amazing blueprint on exactly how any woman with diabetes can have great control of their blood sugars and a safe pregnancy. This book is an essential read for all pregnant T1 women!" -Dr. Ryan Attar, ND, MS "This book made me cry because I wish I would have known this information when I was pregnant with my daughters. This wealth of information and support would have reduced my pregnancy-related stress and worry and would have helped me to be more confident and successful in my T1D management. Like most women experience, my Endo didn't know pregnancy and my Obstetrician didn't know diabetes. I had so many important questions and no definitive source for answers and support. My medical team was often contradictory in their recommendations and I was alone to figure it out the best I could. I don't want anyone to feel that way. This book is for every woman who has diabetes and is wondering if - and how - she can have a healthy pregnancy, more consistent blood sugar levels, along with less stress and uncertainty." -Lisa La Nasa, CEO and founder of diaVerge Diabetes