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Hi Becky, I had the same problem, I also had restless legs so I was up at 4am, and my sugars were perfect, then by 7am, they were sky high (7-9) its really hard to get them down, so I would have a correction dose and nothing worked. My HBA1c is still good at 5.8, and I am now 34 weeks, but the...

As long as you inject appropriate amounts of insulin to cover the carbs....... I had craving like it, and some times its good to give in a little, maybe its what the baby needs!!

I am 20 weeks pregnant, and had my anomaly scan this morning, I had a real fight on my hands with my DN about lchf, so I increased my carbs from 50g a day to around 150g. I put on weight and felt really bloated for a long time, so went to see a nutritionist privately at about 12 weeks. She...

Hi, Im type 1 and 15+5 pregnant, ive been one metformin for many years, and its been fine with pregnancy. It is quite a difficult one to start as it can make you feel very queasy so I would ask for the slow release one if you don't get on with the standard one! Metformin is great for getting...

Im type 1, and we tried for 1 year before it happened, and it was the month where we had a death in the family I was away from my husband fro most of it (except doing the deed clearly!) and typically the month I had awful blood sugar control. So it will happen, just keep having fun, and try not...

Hello, Although mine was planned I am only 2 weeks ahead of you! 11+4 today. Congrats on getting your bs down so well, and just ignore the ignorant doctors, they may have the medical knowledge but they are not diabetics! Im a little bit older than you (29) but if you want to keep in touch do...

Eat what you would normally for a main meal, but theres some substitutions you can make- rather than rice with curry/chilli grate up some cauliflower (with a cheese grater) and microwave for 2 mins, eat sweet potatoes if you can't do without potatoes they have a lower GI. I make a lot of soups...

Hello, Go and kick up a stink with your diabetes unit. I said I wanted to have a child, and they gave me an appointment with a diabetes nurse specialist who also specialises in pregnancy. They give some scary targets to meet for blood sugars, and a bit of a talking to about the risks but it...

I'm like you Saru82, currently 8+4, and have the odd high and daily lows, got my first obs appointment next Tuesday, at 9 weeks, and I can't wait- just so want to see a heartbeat. I haven't had any morning sickness, maybe we are just lucky people- diabetes, but no morning sickness :-) I...

Hi Ciara I'm 5 weeks too and I'm also getting the spikes. Really helps to cut out carbs, so I'm making soup a lot for lunch. Just chuck in any old veg that's in the fridge but avoid putting root veg like potatoes or too many carrots in, add some stock and then blend. There's loads of low carb...

Juvenile dermateomyositis (sp) age 3 Type 1 age 14 Graves' disease (overactive thyroid)age 28........hopefully no more!!

Think like a pancreas is brilliant, bit about pumps, bit about carb counting and written in an easy to understand way! good luck.

my ratio is 1u 5g carbs, and I dont have a huge amount of excess weight (maybe 4-5 lbs), some people just require more insulin. I also low carb so its not like im eating massive amounts of it.

Hi tweety I came off the combined as I'm trying to conceive. Didn't experience any weight gain or blood sugar issues, only crazy hormonal ones!!! I've been off for 4 months now, and testing my bs like mad, and have reduced my insulin but I don't know if that's pill related or just because I'm...

Coffee raises my blood sugar quite significantly. If I have one for breakfast it can give me a 4mml spike after. Same if I have a mid morning one yet tea seems to be ok. Such a shame but coffee is a treat now ! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Yes it happens to me especially if I take a bath in the evening.i assume its because insulin is absorbed quicker with heat. So the little bit of insulin remaining from dinner will cause me to go hypo. I've found a cooler bath helps-can't stay in there too long either! Sent from the Diabetes...

Thank you all, I have phoned the GP and will speak to them.

Does anyone know if you can get counselling on the Nhs because you have diabetes?I've felt very blue for a few weeks.been keeping really tight control of my diabetes but it's really got me down to the point of 'what's the point in all this'. Every little high (a few more than I'd like) or low...

I take metformin too recommended my consultant, but its difficult to come off/go on/increase dose. It generally makes you feel queasy when you first start taking it, and increase the dose, so some people find it better on the slow release one, but for this reason probably not one to go off and...

Have you tried updating it?mine seems ok but it auto updates every so often. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App