I'm a diabetic also (type one since I was 13) and I was able to successfully tandem nurse. I was very firm with the hospital staff, that if baby had low bs, that I would nurse, no formula. Luckily, my
pediatrician and I had discussed that concern before birth, so he was really supportive of me and my decisions. My dh was able to stay home for a couple of weeks when my second child was born, so he...