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    Pregnant and stressed

    I think it is safer just to stay away from the bread for now, because trying to find how much insulin is needed to cover that is going to cause a lot of unnecessary highs at the moment which isn't really a good idea during the pregnancy.. I inject right before eating breakfast, it's also my...
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    Pregnant and stressed

    I have been sticking to the same meals every day for the past few weeks, this is how I've gotten my levels under control. 1 piece of Low GI bread pushes my sugar up over 10 for a few hours, this is with my sugar being below 3 when I have it. Whereas a healthy snack, like yoghurt, will bring my...
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    Pregnant and stressed

    Thank you @Sarahkylie88 I did have my long acting split into 2, one at 10pm and one at 10am. But my new doctor has advised me to stop taking my 10am one and my sugar hasn't changed at all! So it seems that that injection was a bit useless. good to know! I did try the carb counting but my sugar...
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    Pregnant and stressed

    No problem at all! I'm doing very well :) almost 23 weeks now.. my new doctor I'm going to is a lot more patient and helpful with my levels. They are looking much better now! Anomaly scan showed that my little girl is growing perfectly and healthy :D
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    Pregnant and stressed

    Thank you :) I am determined to do anything I need to do to make sure our little baby girl is healthy and safe. I am feeling a bit more positive now because of your advice :D
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    Pregnant and stressed

    Hi @azure I will be requesting more strips when I see the diabetic specialist, he will be able to hopefully put a request through to my medical aid. Thank you very much, I will definitely have a look at that link and see if I can start doing this. I do generally stick to the same meals every...
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    Pregnant and stressed

    Hi @azure Thank you for the response. I was seeing my diabetic specialist every month before the pregnancy, but he did not seem very interested after the pregnancy, he just kept telling me to see the OB Gyn. Because of being in and out of hospital during the pregnancy, I have not had much of a...
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    Pregnant and stressed

    Hi everyone.. So I am almost 20 weeks pregnant (2 days to go) and I have been having a lot of problems with my sugar levels and my doctors. My sugar levels have always been very high (was diagnosed 11 years ago) but luckily I started getting them down before falling pregnant (unplanned). My...