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<blockquote data-quote="Janeyb1979" data-source="post: 1040032" data-attributes="member: 147461"><p>Hi Dani</p><p>After much debating between the diabetic consultants, nurse specialist team and myself I made the decision not to continue using tresiba for a few reasons really these included the unsurity of the team, the insulin not being licenced ( although I do know that all new insulins won't be and at some point all the insulins that have now been deemed to be safe were at one point not licenced for pregnancy ) but as the insulin was so brand new I didn't want to take the small chance it may be unsafe. Also at the time I was only 9 weeks pregnant and it is known that hypoglycaemia is much more likely At this stage ( and indeed they were right with me ) having such a long acting insulin in my system which had already caused a massive reduction in blood sugars by only a small amount of insulin, I felt this was risky and I was nervous about it especially working long shifts and not always getting the chance to check blood sugars and eat at the proper times, I know lower blood sugars are good for mum and baby but not hypo's ! I wanted something that I could have a bit more control over. I discussed this with the team and it was suggested that I swap to levmir which all had experience with and which has actually worked really well and I've had far more control over no more hypos and my hba1c has been the best it's ever been. I'm now 30 weeks pregnant I've had to increase my levmir and humalog as expected because the further along you get the more insulin you need I'm happy with the decision I made it was just one less thing to worry about personally for me. Control is of course key and if tresiba is right for you and you feel confident in taking it and your team and other health care professionals can help you manage it then stick with it, you have to do what you think is right for you and your baby. Let me know how you get along I wish you all the best with your pregnancy congratulations X p.s if your working make time for breaks and take blood sugars and eat properly I had to learn very quickly how important that was to do !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janeyb1979, post: 1040032, member: 147461"] Hi Dani After much debating between the diabetic consultants, nurse specialist team and myself I made the decision not to continue using tresiba for a few reasons really these included the unsurity of the team, the insulin not being licenced ( although I do know that all new insulins won't be and at some point all the insulins that have now been deemed to be safe were at one point not licenced for pregnancy ) but as the insulin was so brand new I didn't want to take the small chance it may be unsafe. Also at the time I was only 9 weeks pregnant and it is known that hypoglycaemia is much more likely At this stage ( and indeed they were right with me ) having such a long acting insulin in my system which had already caused a massive reduction in blood sugars by only a small amount of insulin, I felt this was risky and I was nervous about it especially working long shifts and not always getting the chance to check blood sugars and eat at the proper times, I know lower blood sugars are good for mum and baby but not hypo's ! I wanted something that I could have a bit more control over. I discussed this with the team and it was suggested that I swap to levmir which all had experience with and which has actually worked really well and I've had far more control over no more hypos and my hba1c has been the best it's ever been. I'm now 30 weeks pregnant I've had to increase my levmir and humalog as expected because the further along you get the more insulin you need I'm happy with the decision I made it was just one less thing to worry about personally for me. Control is of course key and if tresiba is right for you and you feel confident in taking it and your team and other health care professionals can help you manage it then stick with it, you have to do what you think is right for you and your baby. Let me know how you get along I wish you all the best with your pregnancy congratulations X p.s if your working make time for breaks and take blood sugars and eat properly I had to learn very quickly how important that was to do ! [/QUOTE]
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