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    Basal insulin still high after IVF miscarriage?

    Hi. Before IVF my basal was 18. During IVF and 7-week pregnancy it went up to 32. I’m now more than 3 weeks post-miscarriage and insulin needs still at 32. They said hormones could be up for 3 weeks after the miscarriage. Has anyone else experienced this, that their insulin resistance didn’t go...
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    How to test babies for early diabetes?

    Hello, I remember reading somewhere (maybe in pregnancy books) that other parents would occasionally test their babies urine for high blood sugars. I’d like to do this occasionally (lots of diabetes in the family) but can’t for the life of me find simple testing sticks to do this…. Only adult...
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    Type 1 How to check babies for T1?

    Can anyone recommend urine test strips suitable for testing babies occasionally? I’ve read a few times that diabetic parents check their baby’s urine a few times a year which we’d like to do as several T1s in the family but when you Google test strips it just comes up with strips to test a...
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    Starting IVF today - any advice on managing sugars?

    Hi, I think I’ve been putting off posting this as it means admitting to myself I’m doing it..... absolutely dreading IVF, feel so sick and anxious..... Anyway! Can anyone who has done IVF say which drugs made sugars go up and down and by how much? Fertility Drs don’t think they’ll have much...
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    Lows whilst running/walking no matter what I do! HELP!

    Hello, I’m having a recurring problem where sugars are good before a run or long walk, I eat a snack maybe a banana or similar, then 15 minutes into run/walk I’m dropping low then I spend the run/walk chomping on jelly babies but I’m low the whole time! Then of course when I stop boom they rise...
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    Low GI..... how slow are we talking?!

    I know every food affects us each differently but I’m just wondering if anyone knows roughly what the slowest time the lowest GI foods are likely to kick in....?! I’ve never understood if it’s like 1 hour or could be 12 hours?! I want to know if I eat some almond nuts for example what kinda...
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    Is anyone pregnant with type 1? Do you have to be shielding.....?

    Just wondered what the advice people have been given if you were to be pregnant amongst the coronavirus chaos?! TTC and it’s all a bit (very!) stressful knowing how careful to be with new rules. Hospital wrote to me to say they strongly advise not to try but we felt that would break our hearts...