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Hi I am trying to conceive at the minute and I was given the information in that link above. The day to day targets are before meals 3.5-5.5 and an hour after meals less than 7.5. There are other factors for your diabetes team to consider when giving you the green light such as hypos, age...

Hi I am also planning for pregnancy and I have been advised to have no more than 50g of carbs per meal. People have different opinions on this. It works for me but I do not stick to it all of the time. Have you done the DAFNE course and are you comfortable adjusting your doses? I was really...

Hi Everybody I am TTC at the moment and have type 1 diabetes managed :eh: on an insulin pump. I have recently had a miscarriage and I am feeling quite down, as the months roll on and I am not yet pregnant again I am getting worse. It has become my whole life and I have decided that I want to...

I have been trying to get my HBA1c lower for YEARS to try for a baby. When real life kicks in the theory behind diabetes control just goes out of the window. However, I got an insulin pump and managed to reduce my HBA 1c from 9.3% to 6.4% in a year, for me this was amazing. It was a lot of hard...

Just wanted to thank you all for your kind words and sharing your stories. My miscarriage has now completed naturally and I am going to try again in a few weeks. I have continued taking my folic acid and keeping tight control of my blood sugar so hopefully things will be ok on that front.

Hi everybody I have type 1 diabetes and I am currently on an insulin pump. My hba 1c was 8.6% when I first attended pre-conception clinic and with a massive amount of effort I managed to get it down to 6.8%. I am aware that guidelines suggest that for pregnancy it is ideal to have your hba1c...

Thank you again for all responses, it's been a great help, especially as I emailed my nurse days ago and she hasn't replied :problem: CarbsRok, I did the DAFNE course and was told to only have insulin for carbohydrates and follow the little book they gave me, I also match insulin to...

Hello I had similar problems to you caused by both contraception and diabetes. When I was first diagnosed with diabetes my periods were really irregular and sometimes non existant and then a few years later I had the contraceptive injection and after I stopped this my periods did not return...

Hi BeccaJaneStclair Sorry to hear you have got diabetes. If you want to have a baby in the near future I would start planning now if I was you because I will not lie to you, it is very hard work! The more time you start planning ahead the better because it can drag on a bit. I am 32 now and...

Thanks everybody for taking the time to reply and for being so open. I am really sorry to hear about complications, I am glad you have told me because I actually have never for one second thought about getting my diabetes under control for my own health. I am only doing it for a future baby. I...

I have always been the same. I have always eaten and drank anything I wanted to. I had a miscarriage a few years back which was an unplanned pregnancy and my HBA1c was 9/10 and although the hospital always say they can not give a reason why, the diabetes nurse who visited me said that it was...

Thanks for your replies Katiecat and Tracey. I love to hear stories of ladies with diabetes who have children because sometimes it really does feel like it will never happen. I think the low carbing has affected me, I am passing urine very very frequently (every 5 minutes!), I have emailed my...

Thanks for your reply. I didn't know that about protein! I am starting to feel like I need a diet of Lettuce :) Do you test an hour after eating? If so could I ask what your readings tend to be please? I have been getting the odd few below 8 but also some 11's.

Hi everybody This is my third attempt at using the forum as I go through many phases with my diabetes and often find it easier to be in denial, I appreciate very much any advice given and I use the forum to read other posts all of the time but I tend to not log on after I have explained my...

Hi Everybody I may be moving to Exeter soon and wondered if anybody could tell me what the diabetes care/support is like there please? I have type 1 diabetes and have been on a pump since November. I am in pre conception care at the minute too and still have a long way to go so would need to...