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<blockquote data-quote="Jbgreen" data-source="post: 800091" data-attributes="member: 124940"><p>Hi Mary Amy ! Congrats - fantastic news! Here are a couple of things that I discovered in the first trimester that helped me keep on top of my blood sugar - not sure if they work for everyone but it certainly helped me a lot! </p><p></p><p>Be prepared for an early morning peak just after you wake up - I'm on an insulin pump so have my basals set to rise substantially about 15 mins before I woke up. I also have a much higher insulin to carb ratio in the morning. </p><p></p><p>Take your insulin about 30-40 mins before you eat a meal and wait until your blood sugars are about 4 - 5 before you eat this helps avoid post eating spikes! </p><p></p><p>If you need to go for a 10 minute walk after you have eaten to help get your metabolism going (again this seems to help with post meal spikes).</p><p></p><p>The higher your blood sugar the more insulin you will need to get it down - I find that if my blood sugar is over 9 I need to take a bigger correction than I would expect. Going for a 20 min walk works wonders at getting it down faster! </p><p></p><p>Watch you don't overcorrect hypos - use lucozade or dextrose to get them up fast. This helps you avoid chasing your tail! </p><p></p><p>Be ready to simply respond to your latest blood sugar reading in the first trimester and to adapt your insulin regime a lot! </p><p></p><p>Wishing you all the best <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jbgreen, post: 800091, member: 124940"] Hi Mary Amy ! Congrats - fantastic news! Here are a couple of things that I discovered in the first trimester that helped me keep on top of my blood sugar - not sure if they work for everyone but it certainly helped me a lot! Be prepared for an early morning peak just after you wake up - I'm on an insulin pump so have my basals set to rise substantially about 15 mins before I woke up. I also have a much higher insulin to carb ratio in the morning. Take your insulin about 30-40 mins before you eat a meal and wait until your blood sugars are about 4 - 5 before you eat this helps avoid post eating spikes! If you need to go for a 10 minute walk after you have eaten to help get your metabolism going (again this seems to help with post meal spikes). The higher your blood sugar the more insulin you will need to get it down - I find that if my blood sugar is over 9 I need to take a bigger correction than I would expect. Going for a 20 min walk works wonders at getting it down faster! Watch you don't overcorrect hypos - use lucozade or dextrose to get them up fast. This helps you avoid chasing your tail! Be ready to simply respond to your latest blood sugar reading in the first trimester and to adapt your insulin regime a lot! Wishing you all the best :) [/QUOTE]
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