Hi
@Tia,
I'm currently pregnant and type 1. I fell pregnant in November when my HBA1C was 59 which is not ideal, slightly higher than they recommend. I was diagnosed with Type 1 in September and they advised it was dangerous for me to try for a baby as my sugars were so high.
I read so much stuff on the internet about type 1 and high blood sugars that it really scared me when I fell pregnant, I was constantly worrying that something would happen as to be honest I wasn't really listening properly to the doctors, my sole focus was getting pregnant which looking back now was selfish. Anyway now my HBA1c is down to 42 and I'm 25 weeks pregnant with no issues and baby is measuring on track.
I have appointments every 2 weeks at the hospital for check ups and I've been scanned every 4 weeks which is great as you get reassurance that everything is ok.
Your control is so tight over pregnancy that you will probably experience a lot more hypos as you are told your blood sugar have to be between 4-6. I remember when they first told me that, I laughed and thought it was going to be impossible to maintain that but something inside you kicks in when you realize you have another life to look after.
My insulin requirements stayed the same up until I was about 23 weeks but now my ratios have nearly doubled. It was a bit of trial and error, a few mornings I woke up to readings of 11.3 and panicked but its all part of pregnancy!
Best of luck for the future, I hope you get all the support you need.
xx