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Any pregnant Type 1 diabetics?

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dieciocho · 06/09/2012 07:44

Hi,
I'm looking for other pregnant Type 1 diabetics in London, just to have someone to keep in contact with and share advice/horror stories/support each other etc.
I don't actually know anyone at all with Type 1, despite having had it myself since 1989

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BonaDea · 26/09/2012 16:50

Sounds good. I was more impressed wtih their customer service by far than the others i phoned.

also good that they send everything by courier, including any replacement batteries you might need

Luckily I don't suffer from too many hypos but just want to make sure I'm keeping an eye on those sneak 8, 9, 10 readings through pregnancy

Mylittlepuds · 27/09/2012 11:50

Hi ladies.

When my blood sugar drops rapidly I seem to feel dizzy and then if it goes onto a hypo I feel dizzy and lightheaded for some time after. Does anyone else get this? I also suffer from anxiety so I'm not sure if it's my anxiety or my hypos!

BonaDea · 27/09/2012 11:56

I feel quite like that when by levels drop quickly. It is like a "hypo +" - it seems to feel worse when it happens quickly.

Are you having lots of hypos and are you noticing any patterns on times of day?

Mylittlepuds · 27/09/2012 12:02

Yes - it's when they drop quickly. I start feeling a bit fuzzy and lightheaded. Say I go from 9 to 4 rapidly that can bring it on, even though I'm not officially in hypo zone. Does that sound familiar?

Oh they're happening all the time these last couple of days. I think I'm taking too much long acting as I'm hypoing through the night and then it seems a constant battle to stop the hypos the following day. That means my long acting requirement has gone down though in the last weeks and I'm a bit worried as during pregnancy they're supposed to go up and up!

BonaDea · 27/09/2012 12:07

Yes, sounds familiar - I think a sudden drop can certainly make you feel almost as bad as a true hypo. Just treat - moderately - when you start to feel that way. Don't go mad with the lucozade, though, because then you end up yo-yoing all day!

Definitely sounds like long acting needs to be reduced in the evening. And, although overall your requirements will go up, I believe that tends to happen a lot more towards the end of the pregnancy. Right now, your body is expending lots of extra energy growing this baby, and that can make your blood glucose drop just the same as lots of exercise can make it drop. Also, hormonal changes can affect glucose levels and your hormones are going mental right now! Don't worry to much about what 'should' be happening - you know your body and if you are hypoing, you need to get yourself out of that horrible cycle, particularly if you are anxious about it...

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dieciocho · 27/09/2012 12:19

Ok, who's willing to talk about weight?

I weighed myself this morning for the first time since getting pregnant and I've gone from 57kgs to 62kgs. That's 5 kgs in more or less the same number of months (5 months!? I'll be 5 months next week. How the heck did that happen?)

I've been looking for data on weigh gain per month, but can only find the "11kgs-16kgs for the whole pregnancy is average" stuff.

5kgs in 5 months seems very little to me. Obviously, I don't want a diabetic-mother huge baby, but nor do I want to stunt the baby with my careful diabetic diet.

Any thoughts, esp. from those of you due earlier or around the same time?

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SpottyTeacakes · 27/09/2012 12:43

I'm 27 weeks and have only put on 3kg. I don't know what I put on last time but I was a similar size and had an 8lb baby at 36 weeks. I really wouldn't worry about weight

BonaDea · 27/09/2012 12:56

I am. I will confess my scales at home have died and I couldn't face getting new batteries for them... But I was weighed last week by the MW and think I've gained about 3kgs since my wedding in early July. So, at the moment it looks like I'm on about 1kg a month which would give a total gain of 9kg if sustained throughout. However, I'm SURE i'll put more on later...?

I wouldn't worry about it, die, the key thing is that you're getting all the nutrients you need and you're controlling glucose levels. I really don't think too much else matters...

Mylittlepuds · 27/09/2012 14:46

I've just had the scariest hypo experience ever. I weirdly wasn't going up at all after lunch - after about half an hour after eating my levels had started to drop. I knew something wasn't right and so I had some glucose tablets. 15 minutes later my levels were still going down so I had more. After another 15 minutes I started to panic as my level was STILL going down and I had two glasses of orange and more tablets - still not going up. Just remaining level. Anyway after 40 minutes of testing and eating more and more tablets (about 15 in all) my level finally started to rise. I absolutely dread to think what would have happened if I hadn't have started with the sugar early. An hour on, after all of that, it's only at 11. I feel stressed about the impact the episode could have had on the baby (all that sugar) and concerned as to why it happened. I've had the same insulin I'd normally have - although my long acting is a little high for me at the mo. Ugh. Thank God DH was off with me today. Sorry for the rant - I've just not been that scared in a long time.

BonaDea · 27/09/2012 15:00

Eeek - sounds horrible. Also sounds like you need to look at your lunchtime ration perhaps?

You have NOT hurt the baby. The baby takes the glucose that is in your blood. Your blood glucose was low, not high. Plus, your baby has a fully functioning pancreas and is far more capable than you of sorting out a trifling bit of sugar (the lucky little devil!).

Mylittlepuds · 27/09/2012 15:08

Thank you BonaDea. God I'm really shaken up.

BonaDea · 27/09/2012 17:15

*Obviously I meant to say ratio, not ration!

SpottyTeacakes · 27/09/2012 20:46

Is 6.something too high for a before dinner reading when I last ate five hours before? I didn't test before and after lunch today. Should my pre meal readings be 4/5?

SpottyTeacakes · 27/09/2012 20:47

Gosh puds that doesn't sound fun. Glad you're ok now though. I have had similar before but not whilst pregnant. Do hypos wipe you out for the rest of the day? I say they do but I might be using that as an excuse to get dp to look after me

Mylittlepuds · 27/09/2012 20:49

Hi Spotty. Mine are normally around 6 to be honest. Rightly or wrongly I've always paid less attention to pre meal than post meal - even during last pregnancy. If you've had to give yourself a little sugar top up in between (which is often the case to achieve such strict post meal levels) it can make things harder. I could be giving you duff info but for me that's fine

Mylittlepuds · 27/09/2012 20:51

Spotty yes I've been wiped out but I think just from the stress of it. I know we are often at 'panic stations' as diabetics (well, I am anyway!) but this was just a different animal! X

BonaDea · 28/09/2012 10:51

The aim is supposed to be between 4-6 before your next meal so 6.X sounds ok to me! Obviously 4 or 5 would be even better, but you need to balance that against not having a hypo inbetween.

Mylittlepuds · 28/09/2012 12:07

Hello ladies - me (again!). So after yesterday's trauma I've discovered that my insulin sensitivity has suddenly increased massively - from 11 units novo with my breakfast to approx 6 units.

I've been on the phone to my nurse and she said it doesn't sound good, that it can be a sign the pregnancy is not ongoing. I did have a scan at 8 weeks with a heartbeat.

But she also said sometimes that insulin sensitivity can increase between 8 and 16 weeks. But she said that's quite unusual.

I've had no bleeding or cramps but do feel quite under the weather today with all the worry and stress of yesterday.

Did this happen to anyone else? I know I'm clutching a straws but I'm hoping for the best.

SpottyTeacakes · 28/09/2012 12:30

Sorry to hear that puds no advice I'm afraid but keeping my fingers crossed for you

Mylittlepuds · 28/09/2012 12:50

Thanks Spotty. I've done a bit of research and it can be quite normal, so I'm feeling better . It's normally late first trimester and they don't really know what causes it - thought to be hormones though as ever. God I forgot just how stressful it is being a pregnant diabetic. Calm thoughts!

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dieciocho · 28/09/2012 14:20

No advice from me either puds, but I will also keep my fingers crossed.

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BonaDea · 28/09/2012 16:18

puds fingers crossed. Have they offered you a scan? Have you had your 12 week scan yet?

My MW definitely told me that hypos were common in early pregnancy...

Mylittlepuds · 28/09/2012 17:05

Hi Bona. We had an 8 week scan and the heartbeat was fine. Now this has happened (I'd say I'm back to pre pregnancy insulin requirements all of a sudden) my diabetes nurse has said it doesn't sound good - although she did say around 9-16 weeks your requirement can go down by up to 20%) and they still won't give me a scan! Not unless I've had bleeding and I don't want to go down the route of lying about it. It's so infuriating as we have to wait 2 weeks until 12 week scan (I'm 10+1). Thanks for all of your kind wishes

SpottyTeacakes · 28/09/2012 17:54

Hmm my insulin requirements definitely didn't start to go up until way past the 12 week scan I'm sure of it. It's only really started increasing lots in the past couple of months v

Mylittlepuds · 28/09/2012 18:24

Thanks for thinking back for me Spotty. I just can't remember with DS. X

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