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<blockquote data-quote="taffy_63" data-source="post: 387997" data-attributes="member: 59732"><p>I just wanted to say 'congratulations' to all you pregnant diabetics on the forum. Hang in there. My 2 babies are 19 and 24 now and I'm a grandmother too! All those years ago I worried about highs and hypos and I went back to pork insulin because I lost hypo awareness during pregnancy. I also told my consultant obstetrician on baby number 2 that he wasn't paid £60,00 a year to do what was easier for him - he was supposed to be doing what was best for my baby and me (this was after I had bent over backwards, turned somersaults and done everything they asked and more on my first and they still weren't satisfied!!) I know things have moved on, but babies haven't and neither has diabetes! I have been pumping for 18 months now and although the main advantage is that I have 19 different hourly basal rates in 24 hours, which can be increased and decreased on demand for set periods of exercise or illness, the other thing that I haven't seen anyone mention is the extended and multi-wave bolus'. Basically what this means is that the bolus can be evenly spread over a set period (extended), or for example 30% bolus is delivered immediately and the balance is delivered over a set period (multi wave). The latter is useful when bolusing in excess of 10 units. I did wonder if splitting the bolus doses over a 30 min or 60 min period would help, but again, that involves more blood tests. I also wondered if your correction doses needed to be looked at?? I've had so many thought going round in my head thinking about you all struggling with this and I really feel for you. The last thing I have to say is that my diabetes consultant told me on my 10th birthday that he knew more about diabetes in general, but I knew more about my own diabetes!! Wise words. Make your specialists listen to your fears and your problems and actually help you - and DON'T take no for an answer! Enjoy your pregnancies coz they really don't last long (thank goodness lol).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="taffy_63, post: 387997, member: 59732"] I just wanted to say 'congratulations' to all you pregnant diabetics on the forum. Hang in there. My 2 babies are 19 and 24 now and I'm a grandmother too! All those years ago I worried about highs and hypos and I went back to pork insulin because I lost hypo awareness during pregnancy. I also told my consultant obstetrician on baby number 2 that he wasn't paid £60,00 a year to do what was easier for him - he was supposed to be doing what was best for my baby and me (this was after I had bent over backwards, turned somersaults and done everything they asked and more on my first and they still weren't satisfied!!) I know things have moved on, but babies haven't and neither has diabetes! I have been pumping for 18 months now and although the main advantage is that I have 19 different hourly basal rates in 24 hours, which can be increased and decreased on demand for set periods of exercise or illness, the other thing that I haven't seen anyone mention is the extended and multi-wave bolus'. Basically what this means is that the bolus can be evenly spread over a set period (extended), or for example 30% bolus is delivered immediately and the balance is delivered over a set period (multi wave). The latter is useful when bolusing in excess of 10 units. I did wonder if splitting the bolus doses over a 30 min or 60 min period would help, but again, that involves more blood tests. I also wondered if your correction doses needed to be looked at?? I've had so many thought going round in my head thinking about you all struggling with this and I really feel for you. The last thing I have to say is that my diabetes consultant told me on my 10th birthday that he knew more about diabetes in general, but I knew more about my own diabetes!! Wise words. Make your specialists listen to your fears and your problems and actually help you - and DON'T take no for an answer! Enjoy your pregnancies coz they really don't last long (thank goodness lol). [/QUOTE]
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