Recent Content by Emck

Thanks to everyone for your feedback on this. In the end, the little one decided to show up at 36+2, after my waters went at 36 weeks on the dot! His sugars were perfect after birth. Due to midwives not believing I was in labour for two days, until they checked and found I was 9cm dilated...

Congratulations on your new arrival!! I’m really not looking forward to the post-birth blood sugar roller coaster, after the difficulties of trying to keep in pregnancy targets for so long! I chatted to my obstetrician again this week and she clarified that she would like to deliver in the...

Hi all, I am currently taking SR metformin to manage insulin resistance in pregnancy (I am type 1). I’m currently 29 weeks and have hit another resistance spike. My endocrinologist has advised that I can increase my metformin dose to help with this. I have been taking 2x500mg tablets in the...

Thanks @Munkki Didn’t mean to cause any offence. These are all personal choices and you’re entitled to do what feels best for you and your baby. Obviously the hospital can’t physically force you to come in and be induced if you don’t want to go down that route. I have no experience with...

Hi all, Has anyone been experiencing issues with Novorapid recently. I have had about 3 vials in the past two months that seem to contain defective insulin. I mentioned it to my pharmacist, who told me to get in touch with the manufacturer. It’s all been stored properly and refrigerated.

Yes, they seem happy enough that 37 weeks is full term so no reason to go much further than that given the risks. We’re you induced at 38 weeks on the dot?

Hi all, Just trying to get an idea of the average delivery dates for us diabetics! What was everyone’s experience with this? Were you allowed to go beyond 37 weeks? I am nearly 26 weeks now, just started growth scans and everything is good so far. Hospital is very happy with my Hba1c and TIR...

Unfortunately my experience is only as a type 1, but I would recommend asking if your hospital diabetes clinic has a pre-pregnancy specialist who can assist. You should probably also ask to start taking the higher dose folic acid supplements. Good luck!!

Trusteel has been great for me too and helps me to understand why I found the other sites so difficult at the beginning. I have found that using a tegaderm dressing over the site is really helpful. It keeps it waterproof and stops the cannula from moving under the skin (which I think caused some...

I’m currently using the Tandem TSlim x2 with the trusteel infusion sites. The plastic infusion sites didn’t work for me at all. I seemed to have a bit of an allergy to the teflon cannulas, which caused inflammation and pain at the sites and made absorption even more difficult.

Hi all, I have been on insulin for about 25 years now. I rotate my sites regularly, but still think that I have developed some scar tissue that prevents me from absorbing insulin correctly. I have one area of my lower abdomen that is basically a no go, it just doesn’t work properly. When I...

Thanks for all your lovely messages! I was quite emotional leaving the eye clinic this week! I know that there’s still the post-birth rollercoaster to get through, but feel so well supported by the team at the hospital. Different eye issues have followed me for years now and put me off...

Another update from me - 23 weeks now. I went back for another review at the eye clinic. The doctors were happy to see that the background they saw at my last check-up had regressed. They were really happy with my eyes and don’t want to see me until after the baby arrives now!! Tight...

Yes i swapped to Dexcom as the libre was just not accurate enough for me. Dexcom is usually better and improved by the calibration feature. However, this sensor just doesn’t want to calibrate. Every time input a correct reading, it ignores it and reverts to the previous reading. fyi this isn’t...

I’m funding these myself. Currently on holiday, so will call when I’m home next week. It has got a bit more accurate over the past few days, but still seems to be ignoring calibrations. I.e. it says I’m at 10mmol, I correct to 8 per my finger stick and 15mins later it’s back above 10. Very...