Recent Content by Wooly123

Not sure why you think they may be harmful. I’ve been using the Freestyle Libre 2 since TTC and now 32 weeks pregnant. I couldn’t have achieved my good hba1c without it and would have been finger pricking constantly. Libre2 has been an absolute godsend and changed my life. My healthcare team can...

Hi ladies, I am 17 weeks pregnant and type 1 diabetic. I am starting to get anxious about the birth. I haven’t spoken to my medical team about it yet but would like to hear from some ladies with experience first. Do we really have to be induced or have a c section earlier than the due date...

I have no wise words unfortunately. I’m currently 14 weeks pregnant and my sugar levels are constantly high or low and there doesn’t seem to be an in between. My healthcare team don’t seem to know what to do. Their only advice is to increase my insulin doses which causes more lows and then in...

Hi, I am now 10 weeks pregnant and to start with I was having multiple hypos all day and night. I had to cut down my insulin intake a lot and that worked well for the last couple of weeks. I’m now finding I have the opposite problem. Like you I’m spiking after every meal no matter what I eat...

I am 8 weeks pregnant and type 1 diabetic. I am just wondering what everyone else is thinking about the so-called restrictions and what do people plan on doing? I live in Scotland so not sure what the the restrictions are elsewhere. We have been told we should have Christmas Day as planned and...

Sorry, only just seen your response. Thanks, that does put us at ease a lot. Just trying to stay positive this time round [emoji4]. So exciting but also so scary after a miscarriage for my first pregnancy!

Hi there, I am 33 and was diagnosed at age 7 and I am still no expert! All I can say is running around and playing football shouldn’t be a problem once insulin doses have been sorted which I’m sure the medical team will get him started with. I highly recommend the Libre 2 which I get on NHS as...

We want to try for a baby this year/early next year but also want to go to Cyprus with my dad next year. I have a feeling I will get pregnant soon after trying as I did the first time we tried earlier this year but I miscarried at 6 weeks. We then decided to wait until our wedding, which was 2...

I’m type 1 diabetic although this isn’t necessarily about the diabetes as such. Hubby and I just got married and are currently on honeymoon in Grenada (Caribbean) and one of the other guests also on honeymoon here mentioned that they will not be trying for a baby for a few months due to the...

This is so true. I love a gin and diet tonic but if I have more than 2 of an evening I can expect to be up all night with hypo after hypo [emoji30]

Thanks, I did have the jab in the end and it worked out that I had the jab around the time I conceived in February, but I didn’t know I was pregnant as it was too early. I sadly miscarried at 6 weeks and the doctors reassured me that it would not have been due to the vaccine. They said that they...

Thanks. The latest update is that I am now getting them on prescription. I finally got to see a diabetes consultant up here after being told I wasn’t urgent enough to be assigned to a consultant as I’m new to Scotland! They only agreed to see me because I got pregnant but sadly miscarried a few...

Hi I am the same in that I love a glass of wine of an evening but since lockdown I have been drinking wine every evening and I want to try to cut it down a bit for health reasons and also want to try for baby soon. I have discovered Marks and Spencer’s sugar free sparking elderflower drink. I...

I am ok, it was really difficult last week. I had only known I was pregnant for a week but I was so happy. It just wasn’t meant to be right now for us. I wish you the best with your journey.

I wasn’t able to get to a pre conception clinic as they told me it isn’t considered urgent but I was working on lowering my glucose levels on my own and started self funding the Libre 2. My hba1c was 7.3 in January and I stopped taking the pill also in January. I found out I was pregnant on 9th...