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Glad you tried the night time test. What I do at the minute to try and stop the continual increase is take a couple of units of my fast acting once i get up even if its in target range. My DSN said this was fine and it works for me especially if not having breakfast. I can wake up at about 7.2...

Hello Do the 3am test as suggested above at least 3 nights in a row It may be you are affected by the dawn phenomenon where your blood sugars rises in the morning. I definitely suffer from it. Read in this website about it, at least it could be something to rule out

Hello I'm type 1 and about 2 years ago was told all about the dawn phenomenon which was great because I finally understood why my bg was rising in the morning however its a massive pain! Is anyone else effected by it? I've manged to work out that if my blood is anything over 7 and I'm not...

I have been given a magazine from my diabetic Nurse which I think is a Diabetes UK magazine and it details the risks which also include Pre-eclampsia and a couple of other things not mentioned in the post above. You might be able to order it from the Diabetes UK Website?

I've managed to reduce my hba1c from 8.6 to 7.8 which is a great achievement and was quite steady. My next target is 7.2%. :D

So glad to hear someone is in the same boat that can relate to it. My husband is great but just doesn't see how hard it is. I love my food but I'm really starting to restrictive myself from eating outwit breakfast lunch and dinner cos I'm fed up of the random readings. The target range really...

This is great! Very informative!

Yeah I've got a great DSN but I find it really is trial and error. I have always had breakfast but used to have it when I got into work etc but when I started monitoring more that's when I noticed having bf when I got up helped by BGs stay ok. But now I go swimming before work so exercising is...

I bolus also. Took a while to work that out though! Might look at the reducing carbs. I've never had perfect control but pregnancy or not I really want my hba1c down.

Thanks Lucy. I have to say carb counting is the way forward and I'm seeing the results IF I stick to it tightly. My dawm phenomenan is a pain though because I wake up 9 and an hour later I'm 15. I'm slowly managing It by having to take insulin even if I'm not eating. Lucy do you find it hard to...

Hello, I'm finding it quite difficult to reduce my hba1c. It's currently 8.2 % and I just feel trying to reduce it to 6 will be impossible. Has anyone else been in the same position. I've made a massive effort over the last 3 months but don't think it will have reduce much. I also suffer from...

Thanks that's good to know. Everyone talks about the end result but not how they got there :D

Sorry I know this is an old post but just wondered how the babies were delivered? Is it right they are all to be C-sections?? Thanks

Re: Type 1 Pregnancy planning Thank you for your positive feedback! :D

Hello, I am 29 and have always had fairly up and down control. After going on the DAFNE course I now am gradually getting better and better control. I am planning on trying for a baby next year after our first wedding anniversary and want to have more than 12 weeks good control before trying...