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Hi @Lilllaura87 I agree with what everyone else has said you can have a perfectly healthy pregnancy with T1 as long as you are closely monitoring your bs and looking after yourself. What I would suggest is that you ask to be referred to your local pre-pregnancy clinic, I found that to be really...

Hi @saruhbeau thanks for your reply :) I think you’re probably right and it’s a hormone issue more than anything. I might switch back to apidra and see what happens to rule it out just because fiasp seems to hold me steady for up to an hour after eating and then I start to rise and quite...

Ahh how exciting!! I’m pregnant with my second at the minute, very early days yet though! Lots of luck xx

Hi ladies, Just wondering whether anyone is using this during pregnancy? I’ve been on it now for quite a while and found that, even before I fell pregnant, it seems to have lost its effect. I’ve been pre-bolusing for a while now but it just doesn’t seem to cut it with pregnancy either, for me...

Hi @meg7024 thank you and I don’t mind at all! The first thing I would recommend when you decide you want to try for a baby is to ask your diabetes team to refer to you their pre pregnancy clinic. I can’t recommend this enough. They’ll help you meet the pregnancy targets, which are strict in...

Ah that’s great news @quintel :) How far along are you? I’m writing back at this time because although I already cut back on my basal I’ve still found myself dropping low. I can’t believe how quick things changed and also how dramatically. I’m already dropping basal for the morning in advance in...

Hi @Lynz84 i have just found out I’m pregnant this week :) I emailed my DSN when I was thinking of trying again and got an appt for pre-pregnancy clinic. I can’t recommend this enough, it gave me lots of reassurance and was someone to talk to when I needed, I could just email her whenever I...

Thank you both so much @Ellie_Wilko @quintel :) I may have spoken too soon as I’ve spent the last few hours drinking coke to keep sugars up and can see them dropping again now, which is what I remember from last pregnancy so looks like I’ll need to start putting basal down again after increasing...

Hi there! I’m just wondering if any ladies remember how their BS behaved in very early stages of pregnancy? I would say I’m about 5 weeks pregnant so still v.v early but I am having to increase basal quite a bit throughout the day and also finding that bolus may need increased too. I literally...

I know, sometimes I think can I do that all again especially with a toddler now! Oh wow that would have been amazing but you can do this! If you think about it, it sounds like you went into this pregnancy with better control and your a1c has remained consistent so all you need to do is look for...

Ah bless you, I’m not pregnant but am trying for number 2 at the minute. I think with your first you can dedicate all your time to monitoring your BS but you’re a busy mummy to a toddler now and don’t have the same time. I’ve thought about this myself and I can see that another issue is probably...

True, I could try that and see what happens, thanks :)

I’ve been testing basal lately and for the most part it’s holding me steady but definitely still need to check a couple of time periods during day to make sure they’re ok and I bet once I do that it will all change again and basal testing will start again :) thanks for the advice :)

Haha I feel better knowing I’m not the only one these things happen to as well! I hadn’t thought about the low doses before and the fact they probably don’t last the full 3-4 hours, that’s a good point! I had a great start to day, stayed nice and steady overnight and through breakfast but then...

Thanks for taking the time to reply! I’ve definitely found avocado to help as protein spikes me as soon as I start eating, not entirely sure why! I’m definitely seeing the benefits as rather than spiking up into 7s then back down to 4s and having to snack to keep myself from dropping low (while...

Hi, I'm just looking for other people's experience of this. I have given (very) low carb another go. I'm on fiasp via pump. I've seen the benefit of low carb in that things tend to flatline more however the protein spikes are a nightmare to manage and I've found my SD has increased because of...

I've just been reading through this thread and it sounds so familiar! I have tried the Dr B approach before and gave up and have tried again this week but I find it to be so unpredictable and really difficult to manage. I actually find my control to be better on lower carb rather than LCHP/F. I...

So I'm off work today and decided to try keto pancakes. They weren't bad, a little dry but I think I'll reduce the almond flour next time to see if that helps. I was 4.3 before the pancakes and 5.5 1 hour later so I'm pretty pleased. I did have to take some lucozade to prevent a low so I see...

5.1 for 3 years is amazing, well done! It's that consistency that the body craves rather than the ups and downs. I love the idea of the Bernstein approach but once I start seeing those spikes from protein I just rage bolus and go back to the old diet because I know what I'm doing there (most of...

Thanks, dexcom has made it a lot easier! I prefer SD and I'd like to get that down too. I'm looking to just get things sitting smoother. My problem is I'm a real grazer, I could easily skip meals and just snack my way through the day but I want to try and change that. I try and keep BS below 7.8...