In diabetic women who smoke, and in women with type 1 diabetes levonorgestrel –intrauterine device should be liberalized. To take in account the integration with diabetes control(medical or dietetic) and a weight control are mandatory. Particularly, primary preconception counseling for type 1 diabetes is convenient might be performed in the adolescent patients ^(27,28,29).

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Rosa Sabatini and Loverro Giuseppe
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