Hi everyone,
I was taken very ill when i was 8 weeks pregnant and diagnosed with Type 1. Shock, yes indeed and a worrying time about baby. fortunately, I'm now 28 weeks pregnant and baby is doing well and i was coping ok in terms of getting on with it for baby's sake but emotionally i do struggle sometimes trying to take it all in and deal with the massive life change diabetes presents. it's getting harder to control now that my pregnancy is reaching the third trimester and my insulin requirements are going up rapidly which, i understand is expected, just difficult to guess the amounts i need to give. I'm hungry with the pregnancy which presents difficulties in knowing how much i can eat etc etc. i am on the waiting list for the D.A.F.N.E course but at the moment it's all guess work. if there is anyone else out there who has gone through this scenario then i'd love to hear from you.
i have friends and family who are a huge support and care about me but they don't understand and that's the bit i find hard. i just want to talk to like people so i feel normal and not a burden. i have days of feeling strong and determined to get on with it and days of feeling very low and tearful. it's all probably pregnancy hormones as well. i've had a bad day today with my blood sugar levels quite high then very low. i have little hypo awareness at the moment because up until now i have had really good control and have kept, most of the time, within my target range of 3.5 and 5.5. (luck more than judgement i think). my blood sugar level was 10.2 this morning and i felt quite unwell with it. i didn't eat anything mid morning as i usually do as i felt a bit sick and didn't want to push my blood sugar level up even more but by 12, which is when i normally have lunch, i was 2.7 but didn't feel a thing.
i've got to admit i am struggling to accept my new life so any tips on getting through the anger and resentment would be a great help.
Lisa
I was taken very ill when i was 8 weeks pregnant and diagnosed with Type 1. Shock, yes indeed and a worrying time about baby. fortunately, I'm now 28 weeks pregnant and baby is doing well and i was coping ok in terms of getting on with it for baby's sake but emotionally i do struggle sometimes trying to take it all in and deal with the massive life change diabetes presents. it's getting harder to control now that my pregnancy is reaching the third trimester and my insulin requirements are going up rapidly which, i understand is expected, just difficult to guess the amounts i need to give. I'm hungry with the pregnancy which presents difficulties in knowing how much i can eat etc etc. i am on the waiting list for the D.A.F.N.E course but at the moment it's all guess work. if there is anyone else out there who has gone through this scenario then i'd love to hear from you.
i have friends and family who are a huge support and care about me but they don't understand and that's the bit i find hard. i just want to talk to like people so i feel normal and not a burden. i have days of feeling strong and determined to get on with it and days of feeling very low and tearful. it's all probably pregnancy hormones as well. i've had a bad day today with my blood sugar levels quite high then very low. i have little hypo awareness at the moment because up until now i have had really good control and have kept, most of the time, within my target range of 3.5 and 5.5. (luck more than judgement i think). my blood sugar level was 10.2 this morning and i felt quite unwell with it. i didn't eat anything mid morning as i usually do as i felt a bit sick and didn't want to push my blood sugar level up even more but by 12, which is when i normally have lunch, i was 2.7 but didn't feel a thing.
i've got to admit i am struggling to accept my new life so any tips on getting through the anger and resentment would be a great help.
Lisa