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I was advised to have c section because baby was a bit big but i opted to be induced. I ended up having c section after numerous horrible failed attempts(3 days of it) and with a baby who struggled to breathe because she didnt have the drugs they would have injected into her during pregnancy to...

Hello there! I've had Type 1 for 20 yrs My non-diabetic toddler woke me the other morning asking for the juice on my bedside cab and glugged the whole lot down with trembling hands. I thought she seems hypo so I used my kit to test her and it was 2.9!? I went downstairs and got her some sugary...

Hello there! I was diagnosed with Type 1 @ age 9, 18 years ago, and started off with only 3 units per day! I stayed on a low dosage for a while, and I remember being told I was in the 'honeymoon' period, where my body was still making a lot of its own insulin. Looking back, I often used to eat...

:happy::happy: Thanks, I'll try not to stress, and I agree the DSN do have to cover their backs. And I know they're only trying to help me really. I don't often wake up high these days anymore thankfully, but it's all changing constantly so I don't know what the next thing is I might need to...

Thanks so much for your encouragement. The only reason I can think that I spiked so high, was because I'd had a hypo previous to that, and often after a hypo, it swings the other way really easily, and I obviously just picked at some food without realising or something, I honestly don't really...

Hey thanks for the reply @Ellie_Wilko and @Mrsass. It really DOES make such a difference talking to people who actually understand what you're on about rather than just receive a blank look. I have come to it not to stress about bad figures that have happened because there's nothing I can do...

Hello I hope you don't mind me joining this thread! I'm 12 weeks + 1 day (according to my calculations:)), and due to have my 12 week scan on Tuesday:D. It was a planned pregnancy and my hba1c was 51 when we conceived. I thought I was doing great when I got my next hba1c through of 49 (I think...