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This chapter provides a review of insulin use during pregnancy. Types of insulin, initiation of insulin therapy during pregnancy, insulin use and breastfeeding, and non-insulin injectables are discussed. This chapter is a concise introduction to the different insulin formulations and how they should be used.

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Correspondence to Lisa E. Moore MD, FACOG .

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Moore, L.E. (2018). Insulin. In: Moore, L. (eds) Diabetes in Pregnancy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65518-5_10

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