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I've been advised that hypos don't harm the baby at all - they can still get the glucose they need even if you're very low. The real concern with hypos in pregnancy is your safety, because of course if you're in danger then so is your baby. Highs are much more dangerous to the baby. Maybe you...

I had the vaccine at 4 weeks pregnant. I would say it increased my pregnancy symptoms for a few days. For me I felt like the benefits outweighed the risks. Since then they've changed the policy in Scotland to offer the vaccine to all pregnant women, which definitely made me worry less about my...

I have T1D and the fertility clinic told me I would need an HbA1c below 42% but my gp wrote to them and explained I have T1D and my HbA1c of 46 was acceptable for pregnancy, and they accepted that - it's always worth going back and trying to make your case xx

Type 2 diabetes is a degenerative condition - it gets worse over time. Your HbA1c going up doesn't neccessarily mean you're doing anything wrong, in fact if it wasn't for all your efforts things could be a lot worse. Keep working on your diet and don't feel disheartened by this result -...

Oh I completely agree! Something that annoys me even more is being called a "PWD" ... generally because people who refer to "PWDs" tend to do it with an air of superiority. "I know diabetics don't like to be called diabetics, so I refer to them as PWDs" I've seen in several times in the last...

In the past when my blood sugars were normally over 10, I would feel hypo at about 5 or 6ish. But if your HbA1c is 5.4 then it doesn't sound like that's you? Although I do sometimes get dizzy when I'm low, personally when I've been dizzy in the past it's been due to anaemia or my neurological...

Yeah I do keep screenshots for myself too, and when I'm really proud I might send them to a friend - there's nothing wrong with being happy when things go right :-D I just don't post them on forums.

I'm often physically sick if I have keetones :-( not necessarily DKA, just high blood sugars and ketones. Highs also pretty much always make me feel sick, regardless of if I have ketones or not. I think some people just tend to have more of a sensitive stomach - I also get travel sick quite...

That's dreadful :mad: there must be a formal appeal process where you can argue your case. I'd argue that you've been established on this treatment for 12 years - surely they can't just stop it? An appeal should listen to your reasons for increasing your A1c rather than just looking at a basic...

I am SO with you! I actually take regular breaks from forums for that reason. The worst is when they're like "it's so terrible - I had a massive spike to 10 and 3 months ago I had a slight hypo" .... it does make you feel pretty ****** :( I often see judgement too, like if you're struggling or...

Even if you're self funding, in the UK you can't just buy an insulin pump - you need the hospital to approve it unfortunately :-( You can self fund libre or dexcom without their permission. If you're trying to convince them that this would be best for you, I've found that most doctors rather...

My consultant tends to imply that when my blood sugar isn't perfect it's entirely my fault and it's something that's within my control. In my experience this simply isn't the case. The very best I ever got my HbA1c was 7.2, and that was with working my ass off day and night, until I got a Libre...

I'm 5 weeks, and have had a few more hypos than normal, but idk if that's just because I've been so scared of being high I've taken extra insulin. Have you done a test yet? Hope you're getting on ok xox

I'm 5 weeks pregnant and had the oxford vaccine last week, after discussing with about 20 doctors lol. I feel like there's the potential to regret it either way. In the end for me it came down to the fact that we don't know the risk of the vaccine, but it's likely to be low, vs we do know the...

I have a similar DSN, and actually all the clinic staff at my hospital are fairly awful. Definitely change hospital if you can. It's not only about getting the funding - I've been using a pump for about 10 years but with no support from clinic it's never really significantly improved my blood...

I know it's super annoying - depending on the kind of exercise you do it can affect your blood sugars for up to 72 hours afterwards!! You need to remember 2 things: 1) It's far better for your health to be fit and fat than thin and unfit - you're still doing yourself good by exercising even if...

I was drinking orange juice for a while but decided it was too acidic and was upsetting my tummy, so now I'm back to the good old (not very delicious!) glucose tablets - I know they suck but they do what you need them to I guess. I try to stay away from fizzy drinks (take too long to drink) and...

The libre completely changed my life - I couldn't recommend it more. My hospital aren't very progressive and my DSN actually said "you must be stupid if you think that'll help you" before I started on it. But within 3 months my HbA1c was down by 2% and it's stayed down. It's alleviated soooo...

They do block them right away - that's happened to me a couple of times - they won't work after the expiry date.

Sounds like a horrible situation and one I can completely understand although luckily I don't have the same problem at the moment. Have you considered a freestyle libre? They're expensive (£50 a fortnight) but mine completely changed my life. If you don't claim PIP at the moment you definitely...