Anyone diabetic before pregnacy

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I was thinking today what was my worst hypo. I think it was once at work, during a geometry lesson (I am a maths teacher). I was testing and treating and two boys started to stab each other with compasses. I remember thinking I can't deal with this rigth now. Managed to get one of the boys out of the class. At this moment the deputy head comes with some visitors to the school. After was called to the head office to aks why I had children out of the class when I knew we had important visitors to the school. Explained the situation and that I did this for the safety of the children. I was then signed off work for the whole first tri. I was told to sort myself out before coming back. Can't complain because I was all the the time in full pay.

Which one was yours?
 
I would say mine was today. Even though no body judged me there was one doc who was questioning everything to make me feel bad.
I was being asked things and I was just completely blank. 1.7 was todays.
xx
 
Oh I wish diabetes would go away too Pink23!! That would be a pure miracle!!

Capel my worst hypo was prob when I was 20 and doing a placement job in London (just off London Bridge). I was at work but lost awareness and can't really remember what exactly happened but I somehow left work, walked to London Bridge station (the road is very scary with double decker buses and rough London taxi drivers..not sure HOW I crossed the roads!). Anyway when I regained my senses, I was on the train (the correct train luckily!). But I left my bag at work so had NOO idea how I passed the barriers as I had no ticket. This was at 11:30. I walked home and then called work. my colleague said I was acting all funny and drunk (I gave them a good lesson on hypos the next day).
Anyway the next morning when I was going to work the guy at the London Bridge barrier (he's quite friendly and used to flirt with me a lot) asked if I was ok as I was quite strange morning before and all confused etc. It was him who put me on my train - thank God I am friendly with him as he knew my train!
After this incident I turned and prayed to God as I know I avoided many possible accidents.
I've had MANY more after this, involving ambulance but I think the above incident scarred me badly.
 
my worst hypo was in first trimester. I was watching TV around 9pm and remember feeling a little funny. Next thing i knew it was about 1.30 am and my hubby and his work mate was there bringing me round. He was on nights but knew something was wrong as i hadnt rung him and he said he rang and rang and i didnt answer. so he came home and found me out of it stone cold on the floor! he thought i was dead!! I was also with my daughter at the time who was only 3 and i asked her about it the next day and she said i fell asleep on the sofa and wouldnt wake up. she said she was crying and crying but i still wouldnt wake up. Then she said i fell off the sofa onto the floor. :(

It still upsets me now to think about it and how scared she must have been. Im so lucky to still be here x
 
I think im definately going to learn caleb about it when he can understand.xx
 
UAU, I think I am very luchy in the sense that even with very low leves I don't get too much confused. And I never passed out. I always managed to sort out myself...

Very scary situations.
 
Luckily I have never gone below 2 and I always have good awareness but I hate going low and totally panic.... Hugs to you all, it's so hard to deal with xx
 
urgh i had a 1.7 last night and wasnt even aware, scary stuff....
sorry to barge in ladies, hope everyone is well x
 
I'm not sure I can choose a worst hypo - two come to mind - one I was driving and stopped at a stop street and just sat there (luckily) til a security guard asked if I was ok and then a woman called the ambulance who didn't have a clue I was low til my DH happened to phone and warned them - by that stage they'd been checking for heart attacks and all sorts of funny things. I had recovered before I got to hospital. The second was when I was pregnant and came round very confused in the emergency room worried about the baby which they would not check for me - they just wanted arterial blood which was unnecessary and very painful. A nurse hit me through the face that time as apparently I was being difficult - I was so angry as she had no right to do that no matter how difficult I was being - when I told her what she had done she left and didn't come back so I think she wasn't allowed to and could have been in trouble.
 
Can I ask if anybody has had a successful VBAC?! Thanku xxx
 
I don't think you can have one if you are being induced. And are you having the baby by 38 weeks? If so if the baby doesn't come early you can't have a VBAC.

I know people that have had VBACs but none diabetic and never induced.
 
Yeah hospital are happy and wanting me to try for a VBAC but I'm worried about my lack of options as will have to be induced at 38 weeks(which they will do but don't really want to cos of the risks) but are hoping I go into labour naturally before 38 weeks which seems a big ask of my body doesn't it?! So i either go into labour before 38 weeks or it's gonna prob be best to have an elective section!!! I just dread having to have another section and really want my natural birth but can I really risk gong through an induction(which I might add they have said can only go on for 1 day) and it working quickly?!? Aaarrgghhh x
 
I am more or less in the same position. I would love a natural birth, but no induction. So the plan is to have a section booked and pray to go on labour before. I am thinking of requesting a sweep at 37 weeks. And try everything that google says that can bring on labour that is safe...
 
I dont know what I want to happen next time around. I do want a vbac but induction last time didnt work. But the only trouble i have is if I have a section i will struggle with a pushchair as I live in a 1st floor flat xx
 
so glad i've come across this now. i was back at clinic yesterday and they have asked how i wanted to have my baby now i'm confused (1st baby) I just asumed that you had to be induced and that a section was only if the baby was on the larger side?

The ob has said that in 2 weeks time she will discuss this with the consultant and then i will know for sure if i need a section or not but by sounds of things induction isn't something a lot of people want to go through.

if this is something you have gone through before please help i really am in the dark about what will happen xx
 
pinkbump- I had an induction at 36 week due to suspected pre- eclamsia but after 3 attempts it didnt work so was booked in for elective section. I do wish now I had waited in hospital and tryed again but I was fed up of being told so many different things. Maybe if your bodies ready then they work just my time wasnt right .
xx
 
Horrible hypo stories guys.

Update on my breastfeeding - weirdly I have milk again, despite never being able to successfully breastfeed. He doesn't latch on still but I am using a nipple shield and it seems to be working. I just hope I can do this - for at least a couple of months. Just need to be careful of the hypos.

Pinkbump I was induced at 37 weeks and it was a natural birth so it IS possible with induction. Fingers crossed for you.

Also, my friend who had emergency c section with her first (due to some complication) managed a induced VBAC with second. I am so excited for all you ladies!!!

Is it weird that sometimes I miss my bump??
 
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