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    Type 1, chemo & steroids

    Hi guys, I had first round of chemo yesterday with Dexamethasone (steroid) IV then tablets over next few days. Blood sugars stayed pretty steady through treatment and a few hours after, but I was very sick in evening and, despite correction doses of insulin / normal basal dose and no food, they...
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    When to start maternity leave?

    Hi JLR, I got same advice about not going over 38w and was given induction date of 37w+5. Waters broke 37w+3. I officially finished at 35w and just dealt with loose ends / handover stuff till Mat leave. Don’t worry about losing your annual leave - I think you can use it at other end of mat...
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    Breast feeding type 1

    Thanks azure, first time mum paranoia! He's otherwise a very happy healthy baby, just a bit chunky lol!
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    Breast feeding type 1

    Hiya, I know diabetics are at risk of having bigger babies, particularly if poorly controlled, but does this apply to breast feeding too? My wee boy has just turned 4 months old and is 20lbs already, putting him above 98th centile. He was 75th centile at birth and has been exclusively breasted...
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    Breastfeeding with diabetes?

    Hi Mary, I would definitely store it if you can. I asked and was told not to but wee boy had hypo and was taken to SCBU. I manually expressed colostrum into syringes for them to feed him (I was bed bound following c section) but found it really hard expressing enough to keep jaundice levels down...
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    IVF and trying to conceive

    Hi soap suds, I have type1 and endometriosis but am typing this with my gorgeous new baby lying on my chest following successful FET last year so please feel free to ask any questions if I can help at all. Like you my sugars went a bit loopy during Stims and EC and I developed moderate OhSS...
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    How big did your babies measure?

    Hi Mary, I measured 3-4 weeks ahead from about 24 weeks, from both belly measurements and scans. My 36w scan estimated baby at 8.5 lbs and he arrived early (37w) weighing 8lb12 so the guesstimates were pretty accurate for me. I was a bit wary of jagging belly as I got bigger and mainly used...
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    Hospital bag for a diabetic?

    Hi Mary, I was asking same question just a few weeks ago - see thread 'hospital bag' - think its on next page...
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    I want a baby! :)

    Hiya, prob best to let your man (and you) get used to the diabetes before ttc, and use the time to take folic acid, cut alcohol, improve diet etc (if you haven't done all these things already). Sperm takes 3 months to mature so you want your man in tip top health for at least that amount if...
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    23 weeks and high blood sugar

    Ps, how often do you check sugars? Just wondering if you're missing hypos if getting frequent readings of 8.5-9.5 but a1c is 4.7? might be worth setting alarm and checking through night incase you're going low - body self correcting can cause rebound highs. docs suggested I REDUCED insulin...
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    23 weeks and high blood sugar

    Hi pooja, I'm type 1 so don't know if this will work for you but I've found increasing the time between jag and eating has helped, and not eating carbs till sugars are below 5, even if that means waiting an hour or more / checking every half hour (breakfast typically, can take over an hour to...
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    Hospital bag

    Thanks azure & hels, will add flip flops makeup and something to read. Was going to leave camera for hubby to bring in, but maybe pack in car just incase! forgot about colostrum so will ask at next appointment what their preference is - ie take frozen or express at hospital. Keen to avoid...
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    Hospital bag

    Hi ladies, bit trivial but d day is fast approaching and I'm going through my hospital bags, just wondering if I've missed anything obvious? Particularly anything that needs to be washed/sterilised beforehand, or that hubby might struggle to find in shops in middle of night. Don't know if...
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    No luck this time

    Hi Vicjord, bleeding around the time of your period is more common than you think so it is possible to confuse it for a period. Or you could have a very early miscarriage (chemical pregnancy) where the egg fertilises but doesn't implant properly. (A positive pg test getting lighter each day...
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    aspirin in pregnancy

    Thanks anti carb, the guy doing the screen put in request for routine follow up but I'll chase if I don't hear anything by 24 weeks to make sure I get a 3rd trim appt. diabetic nurse said it was just a couple of dots in picture (one eye) so should be ok if keep sugars under control...
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    When did everyone feel their baby kick? Feeling curious!

    Hi Madeleine, I'm 19+6 and just starting to feel wee twitches, shouldn't be long Hun x
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    Early pregnancy

    Hi Saru, congratulations! I asked the same question when I fell pregnant - diabetic consultant said they don't actually know what effect the occasional high has, the studies seem to focus on the hba1c BUT with all the changes in hormones etc they're nigh on impossible to avoid so don't stress -...
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    aspirin in pregnancy

    thanks guys, they didn't see anything obvious at eye screening and previous ones have all been fine so decided risk of pre-eclampsia outweighed risk of bleeding and started taking tablets a couple of days ago. Today, of course, I received letter advising "slight early diabetic changes to your...
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    aspirin in pregnancy

    Thanks anti carb, advice like that the docs don't tell you. Had my screening earlier this week so will see what outcome is
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    Coeliac Disease

    Hi Magicfirefly, me too! I was back and fore to doctors with nausea and sore stomach for years before unexplained anaemia finally triggered the tests for diagnosis. There were a couple of companies offering free taster packs at the time - Juvela and Glutafin (prob a few more now) which were...