Ermintrude75
Well-Known Member
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- 49
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi
I had a hysterectomy 8 weeks ago. They discovered I had an enslaved womb caused by Adenomyosis. This was the cause of painful heavy periods for the past 17 + year.
For the past 2 weeks I have been going hypo a lot. Even with cutting my insulin. I know that the other hormones in the body can affect insulin needs. Is this my body just adjusting as it had increased a bit in the last year before.
Had anyone else had this?
Btw I'm not on hrt.
Thanks
Thank you @DCUKMod. I don't know anyone who's had a hysterectomy let alone a T1. I had a laprascopic but I was out the following day and after a few days I was not taking painkillers for it. Even knowing someone else bounced back so quickly helps.
Hi @Ermintrude75, can't help on the hysterectomy front but the one thing that occurs to me is that body weight and insulin requirements are linked. I don't know if you've lost weight as a result of your treatment but that could be a cause I guess. Apart from that, my only offer is, as @DCUKMod suggests, a reduced insulin requirement resulting from reduced stress.Hi
I had a hysterectomy 8 weeks ago. They discovered I had an enslaved womb caused by Adenomyosis. This was the cause of painful heavy periods for the past 17 + year.
For the past 2 weeks I have been going hypo a lot. Even with cutting my insulin. I know that the other hormones in the body can affect insulin needs. Is this my body just adjusting as it had increased a bit in the last year before.
Had anyone else had this?
Btw I'm not on hrt.
Thanks
Hi @Ermintrude75, can't help on the hysterectomy front but the one thing that occurs to me is that body weight and insulin requirements are linked. I don't know if you've lost weight as a result of your treatment but that could be a cause I guess. Apart from that, my only offer is, as @DCUKMod suggests, a reduced insulin requirement resulting from reduced stress.
Hope you continue to recover well.
Hi @Ermintrude75, can't help on the hysterectomy front but the one thing that occurs to me is that body weight and insulin requirements are linked. I don't know if you've lost weight as a result of your treatment but that could be a cause I guess. Apart from that, my only offer is, as @DCUKMod suggests, a reduced insulin requirement resulting from reduced stress.
Hope you continue to recover well.
A "normal" uterus only weighs about 100gr. It's about the size of a decent sized lemon. Obviously natural variations can cause huge variations.
It's miraculous that it can incubate a human in there.
Hi there I had a hysterectomy 2 years ago for the same reason, however I did keep my ovaries. I haven’t noticed a reduction in my insulin requirements however I do remember when I got fitted for my pump that the DSN did say that if I was in pain my insulin needs might go up during a period for example so that kind of makes sense that your requirements might be less if your no longer having that extra pain from periods.
I've had issues ever since I started my periods. Always heavy always painful. So wouldn't have noticed pain changes as was having hormonal changes. You don't realise they are painful because that is normal for you.
I've still got my ovaries as they were ok and I was trying to avoid hrt for as long as possible
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