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Hi All. Hope your all well? Quick question. My husband and I are trying for a baby. :) We were thinking of booking a two week holiday abroad in June. Only problem I have, if we were to fall pregnant I think I'd prefer to stay in the UK with having diabetes and being pregnant isnt scary enough...

Hi all. I'm currently five wks late on my period. I have sore breasts, feeling bloated, moody, dizzy and suffering from headaches. I've taken four tests, each one a week apart and all negative. I called my doctors surgery and asked to see a doctor. They have no appointments available until 29th...

Hi Laura Jane, I too am trying to conceive and type 2. But first in November they put me on insulin injections. My blood sugar s were at 10 so I had to get it down. It's taken until now to get it under 6.5 consistently, which has been a lot of hard work and change of diet. Low carb diet has...

Hi I was in the same position in November. I saw my diabetic nurse who gave me insulin to get my sugar levels down and told try when I felt like it. I've since changed the nurse I was seeing as this was rubbish advice. I did my homework and knew I needed to get my sugar levels below 7 before I...

Hi I'm type 2 diabetic. My bmi is 31 which indicates I am indeed overweight. How can someone be insulin resistant? I've cut my carbs down massively and have found potatoes pasta and bread really raise my sugar levels hugely. I'm waiting to see a dietitian in March to help me control it better...

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Hi all. Since late November I've been on insulin. I started taking 6 units and now I'm on 40 units every morning once a day. But it's taken me to get from 13 blood sugar level to average of now 7.7. Should it take this long? I feel totally fed up and failing. I started this so I can conceive a...

I found my sugar levels high in the mornings too. I worked out my sugar levels were crashing during the night so my liver was packing out glucose out to cope. Hence high readings at night. I've now started taking my meds before my evening meal instead which seems to have helped . I'm unsure why...

I too am trying to get my sugar levels right before conceiving. I've been on insulin since early November and am finding it really difficult. In fact this whole learning curve has scared me. But reading all of this has helped a lot . Bit I'm sure all will work out in the end for us all with a...