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Massive congratulations! great news. I hope your scan goes well on the 22nd. Jess x

Hi, mine was 6.4 pre-pregnancy (I still do old system I'm afraid), 5.4 in 1st trimester and at 17 weeks 5.6... Am hoping I can keep it around that for the rest! Well done on getting yours down! Jess

Hi Jenna, Firstly well done for getting your hba1c down to 6.7. That's great. I'll try to answer some of your questions but don't think I'll get them all I'm afraid. About me, I'm a type 1 on Medtronic pump and cgms, last hba1c 5.4 and currently 17weeks. Re methyl dopa, whilst this may not...

Hi, I'm hoping to do the same as you as I also have pump and cgms but I'm only 17weeks so a little behind you! Have a look at the thread below by Hails, not long now... Pitsgate has posted her experience of using her pump in labour and even managed to avoid a sliding scale in theatre! She...

Hey Chloe, don't panic!! I know exactly how annoying that is but sounds like you're doing the right things if you're able to get them down quickly. Maybe random highs because you've managed to get pregnant?? ;) that would be exciting! It sounds like (from your previous posts) you have a good...

Hello ladies, I'm glad to hear you're all doing well. I guess the fact we all went quiet must reflect that things are ok although I must admit I do enjoy hearing how everyone's doing. ;) Am now 16+3 weeks pregnant and starting to get a bit of a tummy...it's so weird having always struggled to...

Massive congratulations!!! Well done you. Thank you for putting down all the details re the pump as I've been starting to think about how to persuade my team along this route when the time comes (only 15+4 at the moment). Well done once again, fantastic. Enjoy getting to know her and your new...

Hi Lauren. I'm currently 14 weeks pregnant and found right at he beginning in first few weeks had some unexpected highs which made me panic. This is completely normal and just needs rapid correction. Hypos as Chloe said are the main problem in first trimester but I found this tended to be a...

Hi, I've not taken metformin in pregnant as am type 1 but I research diabetes in pregnancy as part of my job and there is a huge amount of data on it safety in pregnancy. The risks of not taking it and having high sugars are far worse than the risks of taking it which are absolutely tiny...

Hi Jade, I agree with Chloe. I find I have to have some extra insulin to cover the time if delay in eating breakfast. Are you pregnant as this can make the dawn phenomenon much worse in some people. Good luck figuring this all out. Jess x

Chloe congrats on the engagement! When are you planning on getting married? Jess x

Lizzie we can't tell you how much to take for certain foods I'm afraid, it'll be trial and error because we're all different. I definitely think you need to check you basal rates. Do it for 10-12 hrs at a time over a few days that reflect normal life and work with your DSN to interpret the...

Hi Chloe, I'm on a pump and have been for about 3 years now. Combined with the cgms it's been a life changer but not for everyone I know. It's great to be over the 12 week hurdle and also exciting to share the news with friends and family, my parents were completely shocked! They thought the...

Hey Lizzie, If you're keen to go low carbs definitely recommend looking at the low carb forum and also look at buying the Bernstein book on Amazon, it looks like a heavy read but is actually easy reading and I found it quite funny in bits! There is a lot of resistance out there re low carbs...

Hi Lizzie, don't panic, I can completely understand where you're coming from because I was there 10 months ago. I am a doctor, so completely agree with you about the hectic work patterns and what a nightmare it can be even with a pump. Over a 5 month period I got my HbA1c from 8.3 to 6.7 and...

Hey Cloe, I'm only testing during the night if I'm hypo or if I wake up and my cgms indicates I'm high (I silence it's alarms at night otherwise I wouldn't get any sleep). I've always tested a lot because have had really brittle control since was diagnosed 4 years ago so think my fingers are...

Hey Chloe, they recommend testing pre meal, 1 or 2hr post meals and pre bed. I'm currently 12+4 weeks. Personally I test about 15-20 times a day as I hypo a lot. On top of this I also have CGMS so yes, am probably over killing it. However, my HbA1c is currently 5.4 at last check so whatever am...

Hi ladies, re vitamin D... All pregnant women should take it and there's a big drive for it at the moment as they've found that most ppl in UK are deficient in it and there are cases of neonatal rickets. There isn't any indication to take it pre-pregnancy that I can think of so maybe they only...

Hi Stephanie, Firstly congratulations on your pregnancy! Don't panic, lots of people with diabetes have unplanned pregnancies any don't have problems as I'm sure some others on this forum will vouch. Have you contacted your diabetes team? They will want to see you ASAP to get things on track. An...

Hi, congrats on your pregnancy. I'm in my first pregnancy and 10+5 at the moment. I found at 9 weeks I had to really drop my insulin as was having loads of hypos and then in the last 2 days my BMs have sky-rocketed overnight so have had a panic that I'm pickling my fetus! ;) it's rediculous...