pre pregnancy bs numbers

[vicjord]

Hi

I'm attending the pregrenancy clinic and just started on insulin. I was wondering is 7.5 1 hour after a meal ok? I'be found it very hard to get it down because i make the wrong food choices ie chocolate and crisps.

But being told if i carry on ill have to take 3 injections a day has put me off eating bad now. I hope there are others in the same position as me who can give me advice on lowering my bs.

Thanks. X

 

[Mrsass]

Hiya Hun normally 7.5 would be ok but if your planning a baby/pregnant it needs to be lower than that, what kind of meals are you having? I used to make terrible food choices, occasionally still do if I feel I really wanna indulge but I've lowered the amount of carbs I have and it makes a huge difference to bg's xx

 

[vicjord]

I've just started on low carb. And 1 dose of insulin twice a day 6 in the morning and 4 in the evening. I don't eat bread or potatoes can't understand why is not lower. X

 

[Mrsass]

If it's crisps and sweets your struggling with what about trying to switch to sugar free sweets, I have a pack of sugar free fruit sweets from aldi for when I really fancy something like that, if I want a desert after my tea I'll have something like raspberries with cream, or make a low carb chocolate pudding type desert. In place of crisps I microwave little piles of grated cheese so they go all crunchy Nd I microwave pepperoni slices, they are lush dipped in Philly! Hope that's gave you a few ideas to play with xx

 

[vicjord]

Those sounds great thanks especially the microwaved cheese and pepperoni. Would never have thought of that.
Yesterday i tested before meals and they were in the 5s and today is 1 hour after and it's in the 7s again need to get it lower.
Are you pregnant or trying? Or had one already? X

 

[-Artemis-]

Hey... I'm not pregnant yet - but - I'm planning for a baby... I saw my GP today and said I was totally stressed out *already* (and I'm not even pregnant yet - ha - imagine what I'm going to be like when I am?!) about my numbers not being good enough... To allay my fears she let me in on the fact that they about to renew the nice (gold standard/what all docs follow) guidelines on what control in pregnancy should be - as the current guidelines are too in achievable and are just causing pregnant women to stress / have lots of hypos - and the evidence suggests they don't need to be as tight as they currently are. Anyway - this is the new framework:
'Advise pregnant women with diabetes who are on metformin, insulin or glibenclamide to maintain their blood glucose level above 4 mmol/litre and below the following target levels, if these are achievable without causing problematic hypoglycaemia:

 fasting:5.3mmol/litre

 1-hourpostprandial:7.8mmol/litre

 2-hour postprandial: 6.4 mmol/litre.

http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid...etes-in-pregnancy-update-draft-nice-guidance2

... It *massively* helped me - hopefully it will help you feel a little less stressed too... x

 

[vicjord]

That sounds great. thats about the levels of bs I'm getting at the moment. I might be able to start trying after Christmas. My next preconception clinic is in jan so fingers crossed. I'll try not to get too stressed. Hope you don't either.

Vicky. X

 

[Serenede]

It sounds like your doing really well Vicky. If you try and get much lower than 7/7.5 1 hour post meals you will most likely go hypo after 2 hours. Good luck with everything

 

[vicjord]

I'm type 2 and just recently started insulin to get my bs down. luckily not had a hypo yet. I've got sweets in my pockets just in case.

 

[vicjord]

Hey... I'm not pregnant yet - but - I'm planning for a baby... I saw my GP today and said I was totally stressed out *already* (and I'm not even pregnant yet - ha - imagine what I'm going to be like when I am?!) about my numbers not being good enough... To allay my fears she let me in on the fact that they about to renew the nice (gold standard/what all docs follow) guidelines on what control in pregnancy should be - as the current guidelines are too in achievable and are just causing pregnant women to stress / have lots of hypos - and the evidence suggests they don't need to be as tight as they currently are. Anyway - this is the new framework:
'Advise pregnant women with diabetes who are on metformin, insulin or glibenclamide to maintain their blood glucose level above 4 mmol/litre and below the following target levels, if these are achievable without causing problematic hypoglycaemia:

 fasting:5.3mmol/litre

 1-hourpostprandial:7.8mmol/litre

 2-hour postprandial: 6.4 mmol/litre.

http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid...etes-in-pregnancy-update-draft-nice-guidance2

... It *massively* helped me - hopefully it will help you feel a little less stressed too... x

I,ve hardly ever got my bs at 5.3 fasting I'll have to cut out all carbs. X

 

[alkakapoor]

Thank you so much for all the great GD information and congrats on our daughter although I know she's now a toddler and not a baby anymore.

 

[vicjord]

Just been for my hba1c and it's 51 down from 63 and in the high 80s last year. I'm nearly at the new guidelines of 48 to try for a baby, so pleased. Just got to get thru Christmas now!

Xx