- Messages
- 131
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I was diagnosed type 1 diabetic at 12 weeks pregnant Christmas just gone.
I had a brilliant diabetes team that helped me keep levels stable through my pregnancy to Protect me and my baby from complications. I managed to drop my hba1c from 47 to 32 by the time I was in my third trimester.
since giving birth to her 6 weeks ago I have really struggled with my levels, one day 1 unit of novarapid with a 20g carb meal will send me hypo, other days 2units novarapid will barely touch a 40g carb meal. I’m also taking 4 units of humulin I at night time because 5 would send me hypo overnight but I still find it difficult to keep levels above 5 before getting into bed to sleep. Yet I wake up with BG’s of 7-8 and 0.9 ketones.. which I know means I need more insulin.
My diabetes doctor thinks I might be honeymooning but I’m not sure if that’s correct, I’ve developed a severe fear of Hypoglycemia and hyperglycaemia especially with caring for my baby as she has extra needs and I also really struggle to get glucose strips and ketone strips from my doctors surgery as they don’t believe I need more than one pack of each a month.
I don’t fully understand honeymooning or very much of anything really, I’ve not experienced DKA yet and I’m very careful that my blood sugar does not reach 10.5. My diabetes team have said not to worry about ketones unless they reach 3. And anything above 0.6 requires more insulin. But I find some days I’m more resistant to insulin and others I’m very sensitive.. I really don’t want to end up in hospital myself poorly especially with my baby at home.
does anyone have any tips or tricks to help regain control or could ease my mind a little bit that it is absolutely possible to get diabetes under control and I won’t feel like this forever .
I had a brilliant diabetes team that helped me keep levels stable through my pregnancy to Protect me and my baby from complications. I managed to drop my hba1c from 47 to 32 by the time I was in my third trimester.
since giving birth to her 6 weeks ago I have really struggled with my levels, one day 1 unit of novarapid with a 20g carb meal will send me hypo, other days 2units novarapid will barely touch a 40g carb meal. I’m also taking 4 units of humulin I at night time because 5 would send me hypo overnight but I still find it difficult to keep levels above 5 before getting into bed to sleep. Yet I wake up with BG’s of 7-8 and 0.9 ketones.. which I know means I need more insulin.
My diabetes doctor thinks I might be honeymooning but I’m not sure if that’s correct, I’ve developed a severe fear of Hypoglycemia and hyperglycaemia especially with caring for my baby as she has extra needs and I also really struggle to get glucose strips and ketone strips from my doctors surgery as they don’t believe I need more than one pack of each a month.
I don’t fully understand honeymooning or very much of anything really, I’ve not experienced DKA yet and I’m very careful that my blood sugar does not reach 10.5. My diabetes team have said not to worry about ketones unless they reach 3. And anything above 0.6 requires more insulin. But I find some days I’m more resistant to insulin and others I’m very sensitive.. I really don’t want to end up in hospital myself poorly especially with my baby at home.
does anyone have any tips or tricks to help regain control or could ease my mind a little bit that it is absolutely possible to get diabetes under control and I won’t feel like this forever .