pregnancy

I’m 11 weeks with my first pregnancy currently and I have been struggling in the first trimester with hypos due to nausea and food aversions, and my HbA1c came back as 27 (4.7) at the moment which counts as a non diabetic result. My new endocrinologist says this is way too low which is...

Hello everybody, Very recently (2 weeks ago), I went for a health check and I was informed that i am having type2 diabetes. The latest reading showed HbA1C as 88 mmol/mol:(. However without knowing my diabetic situation, I was trying to get pregnant. This morning I realised I was pregnant. I...

Hi all, I hope you are all well, and benefitting from the forum just as I do. I wanted to share what is probably a different kind of success story - but also ask, whether anyone has experienced anything similar, or has an explanation :writer: I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in Summer 2015...

Hello I'm new to this have probably posted in the wrong section but couldn't figure it out. Been a T2 diabetic for 5 years. Found out I'm pregnant and have had been neglecting my diabetes stupidly. My hba1c was 90mmol so very scared what will happen. Scans at 7wks and 9wks were fine but had a...

Hi everyone, I know that we need a prescription dose of folic acid, but should I be taking a pre conception multivitamin as well? What did you do in preparation? Any advice appreciated as I’m waiting to see the pre conception clinic. Thank you!

Any thoughts on using CGMs when trying to conceive. Has anyone read any evidence that they’re harmful when trying to conceive?

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with Type 1 2 years ago and haven't had good control of my blood sugars since. But I just found out im pregnant, ideally I would of loved to get everything under control yet here we are. My Hb1ac just came back as 9.7 and after doing some reading online I am beyond...

Hi all, my husband and I are hoping to start TTC in the near future. I’ve been attending my local pre-pregnancy clinic and had brought my sugars into target. Then came covid… My hba1c is a little higher than they would like (55) but has been pretty stable recently. I’ve just gone for an eye...

Hello, Myself and my husband are wanting to try for our first baby, my last HBA1C was 7.7% (61 mmol) which was 2 months ago. I’ve been trying so hard to get it down which is a battle in itself some days. I was just wondering if anyone had conceived with a higher than recommended HBA1C than...

Hi all, New the forum so hope you're all well. I have had T1D since I was 11 - now 27. I also have ulcerative colitis and because of this I had to have surgery at 15 to have an ileostomy or stoma bag - I still have my rectum so currently waiting for surgery to remove this. But, before that can...

Hi all, I was hoping for some thoughts/advice. I'm 31 and have had T1D for 22 years. My current hba1c is 6.9%, which is probably the best it's ever been. It's taken such a long time and a lot of effort to get it to this level and I'm really struggling to get it any lower! I have been attending...

Hi all I've recently found out that I'm around 5 weeks pregnant, following a miscarriage earlier in the year. I'm very excited but also super scared. I've undertaken pre pregnancy counselling earlier in the year as you should and have my first antenatal appointment booked. The past week, my...

I’m pregnant with my second child and dealing with random high sugar spikes at 10 weeks. For some reason my Dexcom isn’t alarming which isn’t helpful as I’ve woken up at 12/13 the last couple nights and spent hours awake checking it goes down. It starts to drop then rises again an hour later...

Hello, So I'm 31 and I already have a 20 month old daughter. Me & my husband want another baby however I have been offered a new job which is better pay, if I take the job then I'd like to wait at least 12 months before trying for a baby. My question is if I wait until I'm 32 (nearly 33) to...

Hi all, I was hoping to get a bit of reassurance/advice. I have reported this to the midwife so they are aware :) I haven't been able to tolerate the glucose drink they use for the Glucose tolerance test, so the midwife has asked me to take my BM 4x a day. Once first thing in the morning as a...

Hello, I have been type 1 diabetic for 11 years, I've been using libre, and have now been put on to a DexCom by my hospital team for 3rd pregnancy. HbA1C was 44 at booking bloods, which is my best ever and I achieved this with low carb - around 50 - 70g per day. Since becoming pregnant my sugars...

So, until now my diabetes has been controlled with metformin and diet. I'm currently pregnant and they're worried that while my overall control is good, my blood sugars seem to rise and fall, rising quite a bit higher than they'd like after meals during pregnancy. Because of this, they're...

Hello, I'm new to the forum, and was looking for some info/support! I'm T1D (almost 20 years), on an insulin pump, based in London, and have recently found out I'm five weeks pregnant with my second child. I'm excited, but also super-nervous! This one was not 100% planned, but very much wanted...

Hi all, first time pregnancy, up until about 19 weeks i was taking double amount of fast acting insulin with meals and getting good sugars but having to catch hypos in between. Hba1c =36. I feel i have hit a wall now at 20 weeks and need to take way more insulin- 60units for 60g carb to get 1...

I’ve been working with my diabetes nurse to bring my hbA1c down further and she often mentions switching to an insulin pump. My husband and I have been discussing having a child recently and I know that I have to bring my levels down further to reduce risks during pregnancy. My blood levels are...