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I am currently 8weeks 2 days and my meter average also hovers between 6.8 to 7.2 probably more on the 7.2 side most of the time! This result for me is not perfect but not the worst...I am a perfectionist and very tough on myself and in my first pregnancy i think it was a lot lower. When I was...

Good to hear all is well with you! I like to hear positive stories and the Retinopathy is a good kick up the backside to keep me motivated so you have to look at the positives! Thanx again for words of reassurance and encouragement!

Thanks for all the tips God i do tend to hold my breath gonna have to try stop that!!! Noblehead how is your retinopathy now? I was only diagnosed diabetic 3 years when I found out bout the retinopathy it's scary especially when you have a kid that you want to see growing up

Had my first baby in March 3 wks later told I had background Retinopathy I imagine it was brought on by the pregnancy. Started a gym program today which has a good bit of weight lifting thinking it will be great for helping my diabetes but could it actually be harmful to my eyes?

This is the story of my life at the moment too i will be waiting for some tips also!! i did start some weight training today and found that i needed less insulin so the less insulin the less scope for errors and hypos!

How do you basal test? If I avoid bread potatoes rice and pasta I can usually get away without a bolus however I cant avoid these forever plus my pancreas may worsen so could evetually need insulin for protein also.ps pizza effect definitly happens to me

I suppose round 40g with each meal sometimes only manage 2 meals per day as busy with baby

Thanks for all of the replies! Love this forum! I was diagnosed in 2013 at the age of 30 had to plead with GP for the test as he thought noway did I have diabetes as I was slim and too old for type 1!!! I was managing pre pregnancy with low carb glucophage and bedtime levemir since pregnancy...

Just cant control this ****** disease anymore i HATE insulin I either go too low or too high and everyday I say tomorrow im gonna start low carb coz i know id only need one shot of Levemir then which is ok but then I get weak and eat carbs and the rollercoaster begins again and I end up drained...

Some interesting information in all of your replies...many thanks! I agree there is a lot of scaremongering out there! My daughter will be getting all vaccines but I am unsure about the hep b one and is it even necessary as it is not routinely done in the UK as mentionned. I will discuss with my...

In Ireland babies receive hep b vaccine. But yes you are probably right that it was just unlucky I developed T1 and I will never know what really caused it

Fingers crossed for you that it has cleared up! Let me know how you get on!

Is it true that there is a link between vaccinations and Type 1? I have a 6 week old baby who will be due her vaccines shortly but as I am type 1 diabetic I am so worried she will get it also. I got the routine vaccines back in the 80's but did not get the hepatitis b vaccine till late...

thanks everyone for all the replys they have put my mind at ease and I will continue to work hard to keep sugars at bay! When I was pregnant I was so worried about high sugars affecting the baby so I became obessed with my control which meant I had a lot of hypos but only thinking now maybe...

Thanks so much for all of your replies they have really helped cz I dont really have anyone else to talk to cz non diabetics don't get this stuff! When I was pregnant I was so obsessive about not passing high sugars onto the baby that I ended up having a lot of hypos... Is it true they can...

Diagnosed type 1 almost 3 years ago... Big shock but finally came to terms with it and have worked so hard to have excellent control last hba1c s ranging from 36 to 42. I also recently had my first child and obstetrician congratulated me on how well I did as baby was a normal weight with no...