type 1 diabetic and needing someone to talk to!

[babybambi2011]

i was wondering if there was anyone out there that fancied being a bump buddy with me? ive been type 1 since 1999 and im pregnant with my second daughter. having a bit of a hard time so id like somene to share with.

anyone out there, i need a

 

[Babybee5]

Me I'm type 1 to but so far so good for me but I'm happy to listen and talk I have had a few problems

 

[Ersurgeongirl]

I'm almost done cooking, but I'm here to help!

 

[chelseav1213]

I'm almost done as well! ( I have 8 weeks left technically- but looks like LO will be here in one to two weeks due to complications!) I may stick around this forum a bit after hes born so I can help then too! How is everything going for you so far? Everything was going great for me then I hit a rough patch with insulin resistance, now thats finally better I have developed pre-eclampsia! Being a diabetic especially type 1 seems to make pregnancy a bit harder! But its all worth it in the end!!

 

[Dee_H]

Hey girls...me too. I have been Type 1 since Dec 2008. I am currently on an insulin pump and so far not having any issues.

 

[babybambi2011]

i just feel like im constantly chasing my bloods, i know that it needs to be right down as im hoping for a vbac with this baby but urgh, i cant help but feel that things are getting bad and im fed up of being so big! ive got spd now too. my nans really ill and it looks like she isnt going to make it, so the last thing on my mind at the moment is my blood sugars, but im still trying but not as much as i could be i guess. i feel like such a bad mum as she isnt even here and im not looking after her properly im tempted to ask about a pump tomorrow at clinic

 

[Babybee5]

Well apparently my insulin resistance has just decided it wants to kick in as of yesterday I'm not even eating much and taking double my insulin and they are still too High i wish they offered insulin pumps where I am

 

[pumpkin1979]

Hi,

I am not type 1, but I had gestational diabetes during my first pregnancy. I controlled it with a very strict diet and I had to measure my blood sugar 4 times a day. It was very difficult for me, so I can`t even imagine what you are going through. Good luck...and I am here to talk to .

 

[babybambi2011]

my blood was 5.2 before breakfast, i had 3 wheetabix and did 18 units of novorapid, and 2 hours later is was 7.5. i know thats not too bad, but its still not good enough. and after 18 units! i talked to my dr about getting a pump but he wants to try me on levemir if things dont get better. and im under sooooo much stress from whats going on personally, i dont think thats going to help either

 

[LittleFraggle]

As others have put it I am nearly cooked to, but I'll be around if you want to chat. Being diabetic is a pain in the bum, without the extra complications of now being pregnant.

My control has been fantastic through the pregnancy, its only been in the last few weeks I got insulin resistance. Baby is 6lbs at 36weeks, which is spot on so I am happy he hasn't become too big with my diabetes. Saying that I also have hypertension and they said that could make me have a smaller baby, so between the two I have a normal size baby.

Personally if my sugars were 5.2 before and 7.5 after I would be happy with that. My team have said below 6 before meals and no higher then 8 1hr after meals. I have to admit I have tested 8-9 times a day since finding out I was pregnant, so I can't wait for LO to come so I can go back to my normal 4 times a day.

My insulin has changed loads since before pregnancy.
B4 - Lantus 12 units AM - 12 units - PM
Nova Rapid - 1.5 units for 10g carbs

Now I am on:-
Lantus 30 units AM - 12 units - PM
Nova Rapid - 5-10g AM & PM - 3-10g at lunch

They tried my on Metformin but I couldn't handle the tummy upset with it.

So I know how you are feeling hun, it sucks, but it will all be worth it.

 

[lillyrose24]

Hello,
I am new to the forum, and I have been type 1 for 16 years now. Right now I am 16 weeks along! I completely agree, being pregnant and diabetic is not very fun! I feel like I am always chasing my blood sugars as well I have moments where I feel like a terrible mom, but I am doing the best I can! I know how you feel!

 

[Babybee5]

Everyone does their best to keep it under control I was told by my dr not to beat myself up to much if I have 1 or 2 highs as there is nothing I can really do its a hormone the placenta produces that stops insulin from working properly and no one can predict how your body will react...

To whoever t was worried about levimir don't be it's brilliant before my dr changed me to that my bloods sat really high like a good 1 was 9 and now they barely go above 8 ( provided I eat right)

 

[Dee_H]

i just feel like im constantly chasing my bloods, i know that it needs to be right down as im hoping for a vbac with this baby but urgh, i cant help but feel that things are getting bad and im fed up of being so big! ive got spd now too. my nans really ill and it looks like she isnt going to make it, so the last thing on my mind at the moment is my blood sugars, but im still trying but not as much as i could be i guess. i feel like such a bad mum as she isnt even here and im not looking after her properly im tempted to ask about a pump tomorrow at clinic

Hi hun..if you are stressed out now and finding it hard to control your sugars...I really don't think it is the right time to start a pump. There is A LOT to learn and it can be frustrating. It took me over a year to finally find the right doses. When you are pregnant and having to increase so much it is even more difficult. I am finding it tricky but manageable and I have had mine for 1.5 years. I don't mean to be discouraging but I would hate to see you add stress to your already stressful time. Maybe consider it after baby is born. My doc actually told me to hold off getting pregnant until I had it for a little while. Good luck with whatever you choose to do and I would be more than wiiling to answer any questions you may have about the pump. If you want to learn more about the pump read the book Pumping Insulin..it is my Bible!!!

 

[Rosie2806]

Hi,
I am so glad I found this thread, there was a thread that I found as soon as I found out I was pregnant and it got to 105 pages, it was like reading a story at times a sad one because all of the posts about the hypos without symptoms made me scared (I cried my eyes out one day expecting the worst), I will have to find the thread as although no-one posts on it now it did make interesting reading. Anyway I had given up hope of anyone starting a new thread with women going through the same as me so I am so happy I looked again today.

Just the same as you Babybambi I really feel like I need someone to talk to going through similar issues, as the hospital can help with changing insulin needs but none of them are diabetics and actually gone through it day to day, its not as easy as changing doses - if only!

I am the same as you almost Lillyrose in that I have been diabetic 18 years and am almost 16 weeks pregnant, I feel like my insulin resistance has already kicked in though, not to the point of doubling it, just extra, did anyone else find this?

Babybee said with the Levimer levels can be great provided you eat right - the thing is thats what I am struggling with, I so much want to do my best but hell I am pregnant so it seems natural that I want to snack all the time and eat all the wrong foods : ( but I do feel like I am learning which wrong foods to avoid and which ones I can have just by adding a couple of extra doses.

Sorry about the long long post, I'm just so happy I've found this site, even if I don't find time to post its good to read for advice x

 

[lillyrose24]

Rosie2806, I am 16 + 4 today and I feel like insulin resistance is starting already too! A few days ago my sugars are higher than normal for no reason. It's so frustrating, I feel like insulin needs are going to be changing almost daily from now on! Sometimes I just sit and cry because I feel awful when I can't keep my sugars down!! I am on NPH and Novolog right now and I hate the NPH. I feel like it's not keeping my sugars down very well. I have heard good things about Levimer, I am going to ask my doctors about it.

I am glad I found this thread. I feel like I'm alone in this all the time. I don't know any other Type 1's, so no one can understand what I'm going through!

 

[Dee_H]

It is hard...but let's all be here for each other. I had posted in another thread( can't remember which one now) about worrying about complications from having Type 1 Diabetes..someone responded back with saying just eat healthy and exercise and not to worry..obviously they were not Diabetic...if only it were that easy!!!

 

[MRV]

Hi Ladies,

I'm glad I found this thread. I am also type 1 diabetic and thinking about getting pregnant in the very near future. I'm just wondering what your A1C was before getting pregnant and if it has changed throughout your pregnancy?

 

[chelseav1213]

Before pregnancy mine was 10.7 after I find out (unplanned pregnancy but very much welcomed!!) It is now 6.6.. it was 5.4 at one point in this pregnancy( very beginning. Before insulin resistance)! It took me about a month to get it from 10 to 5 j just really buckled down changed my diet and starting checking 20-30 times a day! Lol good luck!! So ladies how is everyone? Ive developed pre-e and am on bed rest because of that and threatened preterm labor they weren't sure bubs was gonna make it to 34 weeks but I'm almost there! If everything stays OK they said were gonna try to keep him in there as long as possible!! My blood sugars have been EXCELLENT! Thanks to.weekly appointments with my endocrinologist who is amazing I may add! Ive had a couple highs here and there but seeing as they were crazy high constantly EVERY DAY I'm happy with that! Ive been getting the nesting urge like CRAZY the past two days and it sucks because I cant do anything about it! ive been having some other weird things as well so hopefully this doesn't mean hes trying to make an early appearence! Sure feels like somethings up!! Love to hear from u ladies and are how everyone is! also- OT but ive been thinking about in a natural disaster what would we do?! I guess only eat frees until insulin became available? Lol!

 

[babybambi2011]

ive been so busy with wedding planning that i forget to eat so been ahving a few hypos, but atleast my bloods arent high with me snacking all the time like before. by a1c is coming down nicely so im not so worried about it now, i guess i just had a healthy baby last time i expect something to go completely tits up with this one, but everything seems to be going really well, shes kicking all the time so im happy

 

[chelseav1213]

Yay! So glad ur feeling better from ur previous post! when is ur wedding? congrats!!! Glad baby is reassuring u with kicks its a great feeling im sure everything will be perfectly healthy with this little girl to!!