The controversy of whether diabetic women should take birth control pills or not. But the controversies related to the side effects are still there. Compared to the earlier birth control pills, the recent ones are more effective for diabetics as now pills having ingredients of progesterone only are now available in market. However, the predominant birth control pills available in market and third world countries use the combination of estrogen and progestin as ingredient. They have the potential to alter the blood sugar level and have impact on bad cholesterol or LDL.

The combination is more harmful when you are suffering from diabetes type 2. If you are taking pills having this combination as ingredient, you are advised to check up your blood sugar level at regular intervals. If there is any variance in the blood sugar level, you can increase or decrease the insulin intake according to the advice of the doctor.  The risk of side effects is manifold if the diabetic woman is addicted to smoking and taking birth control pills. While using birth control pills, you are advised not to smoke. For better results, diabetic women looking for birth control pills should go for pills having only progesterone.