Anyone diabetic before pregnacy

[nemo1]

Oh sorry Shellshocked, your OH didn't say that, your DSN did!

 

[broodyb]

Just as i.was starting to get good readings after meals.now.it seems to.go up to.10 or 11 again. Maybe cause.ive gained a few pounds?!? Its so frustrating im gonna start eatin.porrige for breakkie instead.of toast as i think its less sugary and less.carby?!? If i keep the same.insulin amount.hopefully.this.will help with my morning readings

 

[shellshocked]

Oh sorry Shellshocked, your OH didn't say that, your DSN did!

LOL!! Thanks for the response its good to know I'm not alone!

 

[shellshocked]

Just as i.was starting to get good readings after meals.now.it seems to.go up to.10 or 11 again. Maybe cause.ive gained a few pounds?!? Its so frustrating im gonna start eatin.porrige for breakkie instead.of toast as i think its less sugary and less.carby?!? If i keep the same.insulin amount.hopefully.this.will help with my morning readings

Could just be you need more insulin, my requirements went up and up in the first tri then levelled out for 2nd tri and are gradually creeping up again now.... its a tough journey. But as long as we support each other I think we can all do it....

 

[broodyb]

Its a.nightmare. Tested last night as i.was starting.to.feel low.which usualy happens around 3.6 but i was 1.8.... Dunno if ive ever seen it so low. My bf panicked and was like.quickkk eat lol. I feel like ive ballooned so.i.must need extra insulin!! Oh joy

 

[capel]

Had an app with DSN yesterday. I LOVE her. I had rubish readings, but she is so supportive. She can gove advice without criticizing or being patronising. And she always says that you the the best you can, nooen asks you to be perfect. I wish that everyone could have a nirse like her.

 

[pink23]

It's always nice web someone understands . Doctors and nurses unless diabetic themselves will never understand how hard it is.
I have a cold at the moment and going into 2nd tri I'm finding I need more insulin to .struggles all day yesterday with highs then just before bed I had a low. I get really annoyed when I see hospital or mw and they ask for a wee sample and it's always I'll I glucose yet my morning sugar is fine. No wate infections yet so that's good.
Hope Everyone is ok x x

 

[Tanikit]

Good luck with all of you celebrating Christmas while pregnant - last year I was pregnant and managed to eat all sorts of rubbish and still go low - I couldn't believe I was less than 2 after eating ice cream for lunch!

Next year I need to start looking after my diabetes a bit more as I have been running a bit too high lately and taking insulin after meals instead of before which does not help my after meal readings. I do much better as a pregnant diabetic than a non pregnant one - one of my doctors told me to have 10 children as my levels (even with all the hypos) were so much better when pregnant.

 

[Jaybear5]

Hi girls hope youre all well...
Just got my 8 week PP HBA1C and its 6.8....Happy with that as I have not tested or eaten properly since giving birth(i gave myself a break)...So gotta crack down now and get testing again... x

 

[MRV]

Hi, I am 27 with type 1 diabetes and on an insulin pump. My husband and I are just starting to think about trying to get pregnant. I'm wondering how many of you planned your pregnancies with your diabetic team or did you just happen to get pregnant without their support?

Thanks

 

[pink23]

Hi mrv. This pregnancy was planned to a certain point . I started going to preconception clinic in may and they wanted me to wait til hba1c was down first but I'm getting there . I'm finding I dont get as many hypos in the pump and have more control over it x x

 

[Rosered52]

Thank goodness for this thread! Hi, everyone. I'm Type 2 Diabetic and a few weeks pregnant. I worked with an endocrinologist before conceiving and got my A1c down to 6.2 (which was good for me). I had taken a break to get my sugars down, and then stared trying again in November. Couldn't believe when I got my BFP on the first month back trying! I think my endocrinologist was a bit surprised too, and would have preferred that I wait a while longer, but I'm 31 and eager. I'm doing well so far eating small, regular meals with plenty of protein. Sometimes I think about the risks of having a baby while being diabetic, and I feel a little panicky, but mostly I feel good about this.

Can't wait to read all the way through this thread and get some advice and perspective.

 

[hawalkden]

Well it's me again! :wave:! Isaac is now 5 weeks old. Flown already. Scary.

Last night I had a trip to A&E due to my insulin pump cannula not going in my after 7 times of tying and this has happened every time I needed to change it since having Isaac. Due to my jelly belly being there and not a bump anymore!

Very very frustrating. I've emailed Medtronic about the problem but they've not got back to me and I've done it again today with a photo attached of what the cannulas are like when I take them off. (i'll attach one in this post too!)

In the email I said to them that they should make the whole thing plastic not just the clicky/twist thing from the lead. The sticky bits should have a plastic case too so when it's going into the skin it's not flimsy or makes the needle push back out a little from the cannula.

I know what the and its the needle going back into the cannula before it's plunged into my body so the cannula folds and feels like it's gone in due to the needle being sharp etc and going into the skin.

I have tried to put it in bonier places e.g my hip but I get the same problem or I find if it goes in first time I need to change it after a day or day and half due to stinging or the site getting sore faster! So cant win !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just feel it's not on at all due to me needing to look after a 5 week old and it's half way though the day when I realise or come to check etc and it's not gone in! I worry every time when I think its not gone in and one day my bloods will just (if been running high for a while) make me go so ill and into a coma and OH comes in from work at 5 and isaac isn't safe! When I was pregnant it was the hypos I had to deal with now bump has gone it's the highs!!!

Today SIL has taken Isaac for the day so I could catch up on sleep. Which I bloody needed. Went to sleep at 8am after he went to hers and didn't wake up till 4! Just had a shower and now waiting for him to come home . Hope he's behaved for her . If she wasn't off though and I was in hopsital overnight OH would have had to have the day off work and with the debt we're in it's last thing he can do. Mine and Isaac's health is first priority but still! So hopefully I'll sleep better tonight. Can't wait for him to be off for Christmas so I can have lie ins . Anyway..

Anyone else had this problem?

 

[capel]

Hi, I am 27 with type 1 diabetes and on an insulin pump. My husband and I are just starting to think about trying to get pregnant. I'm wondering how many of you planned your pregnancies with your diabetic team or did you just happen to get pregnant without their support?

Thanks

I went to preconception clininc and waited untill my hba1c was perfect. I was more paranoid than necessary but my first DD is disabled (not related to my diabetes) so I was extra worried. So I was going crazy the first tri to have perfect levels...

 

[Rosered52]

How are all the ladies who are still pregnant doing?

 

[shellshocked]

Hi, I am 27 with type 1 diabetes and on an insulin pump. My husband and I are just starting to think about trying to get pregnant. I'm wondering how many of you planned your pregnancies with your diabetic team or did you just happen to get pregnant without their support?

Thanks

Hi MRV,

My little one was unplanned. (I've had cancer chemo blah blah blah and was not being careful as assumed I'd have problems... this apparently wasn't the case)

My hba1c at conception was 7.7mmol its now 5.9 or there abouts. I would recommend preconception clinics as its really hard work with staying in control.... Not going to lie diabetes and pregnancy is a million times harder than anything I've previsouly had to manage including dealing with diabetes and chemotherapy... go figure...

one thing though I knew I was pregnant long before period was due. I tested the day after it was due and got a positive. I took myself to the hospital 2 days later and have been every two weeks since then. Its hard work but my OH and I are thrilled. I'd love a day off from the diabetes but unfortunately thats not possible....

Its the best feeling when your LO wiggles around and you see your whole abdomen change shape.... or when he/she kicks you so hard it takes your breath away....Anyway I'm a tired but very excited pregnant type 1 diabetic who is being as optimisitic as she can be!
Goodluck with it all,

 

[broodyb]

Hi, I am 27 with type 1 diabetes and on an insulin pump. My husband and I are just starting to think about trying to get pregnant. I'm wondering how many of you planned your pregnancies with your diabetic team or did you just happen to get pregnant without their support?

Thanks

Hi MRV,

My little one was unplanned. (I've had cancer chemo blah blah blah and was not being careful as assumed I'd have problems... this apparently wasn't the case)

My hba1c at conception was 7.7mmol its now 5.9 or there abouts. I would recommend preconception clinics as its really hard work with staying in control.... Not going to lie diabetes and pregnancy is a million times harder than anything I've previsouly had to manage including dealing with diabetes and chemotherapy... go figure...

one thing though I knew I was pregnant long before period was due. I tested the day after it was due and got a positive. I took myself to the hospital 2 days later and have been every two weeks since then. Its hard work but my OH and I are thrilled. I'd love a day off from the diabetes but unfortunately thats not possible....

Its the best feeling when your LO wiggles around and you see your whole abdomen change shape.... or when he/she kicks you so hard it takes your breath away....Anyway I'm a tired but very excited pregnant type 1 diabetic who is being as optimisitic as she can be!
Goodluck with it all,

Wow your doing.brilliantly. Im finding.everyday a struggle i was at 7.7 on.my.last hba1c but since then my sugars have been all over the place and im finding it a real struggle. Everyday i try and eat the same breakfast and lunch but even.that doesnt.seem to og heloed.much and im.snackin so.muh due to.hypos and trying to.keep at the right level that its makibg.me gain weight. Can.anyone advise of sonethin.else.i could try for breakfast or lunch at the monent im.havin toadt for.breakfast. Ive tried porridge but it always makes my sugar go high.

 

[broodyb]

Ive also.had a.missed miscariage about 9 months ago which i was gettin no help for during.that oregnanxy.... And now everytime my.blood sugar goes high i cant help worrying whether my baby is ok. Im really struggling. I test none stop n doctors keep moaning at.me.for testing.too much but my.sugars arent controlled.enough not to

 

[MRV]

Hi, I am 27 with type 1 diabetes and on an insulin pump. My husband and I are just starting to think about trying to get pregnant. I'm wondering how many of you planned your pregnancies with your diabetic team or did you just happen to get pregnant without their support?

Thanks

Hi MRV,

My little one was unplanned. (I've had cancer chemo blah blah blah and was not being careful as assumed I'd have problems... this apparently wasn't the case)

My hba1c at conception was 7.7mmol its now 5.9 or there abouts. I would recommend preconception clinics as its really hard work with staying in control.... Not going to lie diabetes and pregnancy is a million times harder than anything I've previsouly had to manage including dealing with diabetes and chemotherapy... go figure...

one thing though I knew I was pregnant long before period was due. I tested the day after it was due and got a positive. I took myself to the hospital 2 days later and have been every two weeks since then. Its hard work but my OH and I are thrilled. I'd love a day off from the diabetes but unfortunately thats not possible....

Its the best feeling when your LO wiggles around and you see your whole abdomen change shape.... or when he/she kicks you so hard it takes your breath away....Anyway I'm a tired but very excited pregnant type 1 diabetic who is being as optimisitic as she can be!
Goodluck with it all,

Thanks so much for that...it makes the struggle seem so worth it!! I'm not looking forward to the problems to come but I can't wait to be a mom.
One question...how did you know long before AF was due that you were pregnant? Did you have certain symptoms related to your diabetes?

 

[shellshocked]

Hi, I am 27 with type 1 diabetes and on an insulin pump. My husband and I are just starting to think about trying to get pregnant. I'm wondering how many of you planned your pregnancies with your diabetic team or did you just happen to get pregnant without their support?

Thanks

Hi MRV,

My little one was unplanned. (I've had cancer chemo blah blah blah and was not being careful as assumed I'd have problems... this apparently wasn't the case)

My hba1c at conception was 7.7mmol its now 5.9 or there abouts. I would recommend preconception clinics as its really hard work with staying in control.... Not going to lie diabetes and pregnancy is a million times harder than anything I've previsouly had to manage including dealing with diabetes and chemotherapy... go figure...

one thing though I knew I was pregnant long before period was due. I tested the day after it was due and got a positive. I took myself to the hospital 2 days later and have been every two weeks since then. Its hard work but my OH and I are thrilled. I'd love a day off from the diabetes but unfortunately thats not possible....

Its the best feeling when your LO wiggles around and you see your whole abdomen change shape.... or when he/she kicks you so hard it takes your breath away....Anyway I'm a tired but very excited pregnant type 1 diabetic who is being as optimisitic as she can be!
Goodluck with it all,

Thanks so much for that...it makes the struggle seem so worth it!! I'm not looking forward to the problems to come but I can't wait to be a mom.
One question...how did you know long before AF was due that you were pregnant? Did you have certain symptoms related to your diabetes?

It was peeing during the night straight away!! I kept thinking oh no diabetes is out of control must have ketones etc but my sugars were fine... it was really odd and then I got "bubbles" in my stomach and my normal pre period breast tenderness was agonising.... I thought hang on a minute.... could it be? and it was

Also at first my suagrs were still rubbish and I had a few in the high teens and got a panic on..... the next hba1c had come down to 6.8mmol.... just kept testing, acting on highs and do what you need to do to bring the sugars down.... its scary and worrying and I won't stop worrying as much until my LO is in my arms screaming his head off.....

Goodluck!