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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I know this is the opposite problem from what a lot of t1 pregnant women experience, and I should try and make the most of the lows, but it's really getting me down!
I'm 11 weeks pregnant and recently had to reduce, then eliminate, my background insulin (Levemir, once a day). My consultant and DSN have been really supportive and helped me work out new ratios for each meal. I bolus 30mins before breakfast, with a spike that is usually in target, but then need to have 20-30g carbs snack mid-morning to avoid hypoing. Some days this fills me, and I don't want lunch, so have a small snack mid afternoon (again, without insulin) before dinner. I have then hypo'ed by dinnertime. Sometimes as low as 2.3! How is this even possible? I don't have any background insulin on board, and last fast acting insulin was 30mins before breakfast! I was told last week that I am still honeymooning (14 months after diagnosis), but I just can't accept that as an answer - I don't understand how my own insulin would make me hypo?
I have had 3 hypo-free days in the last month, sometimes having up to 3 hypos a day. It makes me tired and snappy (can't blame it all on the pregnancy lol!) and like a bit of a failure. I'm trying so hard, but don't feel like I'm getting anywhere.
My DSN advised me today to drop all insulin, but my breakfast dose. Here's hoping it gets easier...sorry for the boring rant x x
I'm 11 weeks pregnant and recently had to reduce, then eliminate, my background insulin (Levemir, once a day). My consultant and DSN have been really supportive and helped me work out new ratios for each meal. I bolus 30mins before breakfast, with a spike that is usually in target, but then need to have 20-30g carbs snack mid-morning to avoid hypoing. Some days this fills me, and I don't want lunch, so have a small snack mid afternoon (again, without insulin) before dinner. I have then hypo'ed by dinnertime. Sometimes as low as 2.3! How is this even possible? I don't have any background insulin on board, and last fast acting insulin was 30mins before breakfast! I was told last week that I am still honeymooning (14 months after diagnosis), but I just can't accept that as an answer - I don't understand how my own insulin would make me hypo?
I have had 3 hypo-free days in the last month, sometimes having up to 3 hypos a day. It makes me tired and snappy (can't blame it all on the pregnancy lol!) and like a bit of a failure. I'm trying so hard, but don't feel like I'm getting anywhere.
My DSN advised me today to drop all insulin, but my breakfast dose. Here's hoping it gets easier...sorry for the boring rant x x