Recent Content by khadijah_jade

Hi, This is a bit of an embarrassing post and I do apologise for any discomfort while reading this but really need some advice. Since becoming type 1 diabetic 17 years ago my menstrual cycle has been all over the place. When I had my first child in 2013 my periods started to come back more...

@Pura Vida and @kitedoc thank you both for replying to me. I really appreciate it. I spoke with my doctor today over the phone and to be honest she didn't really seen too bothered by it. She said that this is unfortunately something that happens with diabetics and it's something I just 'have...

Hi everyone. I am in a bit of a panic at the moment. So about 4 days ago my big toes started to feel a little numb around the edges, I have now noticed today that the pad of my right big toe and the sides are completely numb and my left toe is only numb around the sides of my nail. I am really...

hello, i have just had my 3rd baby and i am very determined to breastfeed. she is now 11 days old and i have been breastfeeding her since birth. my milk supply has been very good since feeding but today i have literally had high blood sugars all day and it seems like my milk supply has decreased...

Hi Amy. I have also noticed that when I am sick my blood sugars spike. My insulin intake almost doubles. It's because your body is trying to fight the infection. Just try to test your sugars more often when ill to try and keep on top of things. X

Okay i will be ringing them tomorrow. I've always kind of put off getting my eyes checked but I know during pregnancy it is vital. Well I really hope I don't have the big baby gene lol can not handle carrying another 9 pounder! Especially only being 5ft aha. Thanks for your help hun x

emilyprice thanks for your comment, that sounds pretty scary. is there any kind of treatment or prevention from getting retinopathy? because i have been trying to get my sugars under control for the last few days now and ive been having quite a few lows, its very hard to manage in such a small...

hello. i have just found out that i am 4 weeks pregnant, it was a big shock! my sugar levels haven't been the best over the last few months and i haven't had a HBA1C done since December 2014! i am really worried about the baby having birth defects or miscarriage, this is my second pregnancy...

Hello everyone, i have been T1 Diabetic for 8 years i am 20 years old and i am extremely worried about my pregnancy. when i first conceived my hba1c was 7.1% i am currently 31 weeks pregnant and my last Hba1c was 6.4% it has been better than this throughout the pregnancy but lately it has...