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Further testing localized a significant change in insulin dose in the interval beginning weeks 7\u20138 and ending weeks 11\u201312 (P = 0.014). Within this interval, the maximum decrease was between weeks 9 and 10 (mean), 10 and 11 (median), and 8 and 9 (most frequent maximal decrease). To determine whether prior poor glucose control exaggerated these trends, we categorized the women based on their glycohemoglobin values: &amp;lt;2 SDs above the mean of a normal population (subgroup 1), 2\u20134 SDs (subgroup 2), and &amp;gt;4 SDs (subgroup 3) at baseline. Late first-trimester declines in dosage were statistically significant in subgroup 2 (P = 0.002) and subgroups 2 and 3 together (P = 0.003). Similarly, women with BMI &amp;gt;27.0 had a greater initial insulin rise and then fall compared with leaner women.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>CONCLUSIONS\u2014Observations in the DIEP cohort disclose a mid\u2013first-trimester decline in insulin requirement in type 1 diabetic pregnant women. Possible explanations include overinsulinization of previously poorly controlled diabetes, a transient decline in progesterone secretion during the late first-trimester luteo-placental shift in progesterone secretion, or other hormonal shifts. 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