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does having a period cause hypo

serenity 24

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Location
Cheshire
Type of diabetes
Parent
Treatment type
Insulin
My daughter is struggling to stop hypo when on a period. She must have 4 or 5 over two days when on a period
 
Hi @serenity24 and welcome to the forum.

Some of the female posters do seem to have fluctuations due to hormones.
I will bump your post up for a reply.

PS. So sorry to read your blog post. It must have been a terrible shock for everyone, it takes a while to get over things like that. My condolences to all concerned. ((((hugs))))

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/shock.58/
 
Thanks. Just very scary and my daughter is struggling with depression too. Just been diagnosed with coeliac to
 
Hi there,
I'm on a pump and for approx five days on period I use 5.8 units as my background . any other time I'm on 8 units. My ratios change too from 1:15 to 1:21 for those five days so for me it had a big effect. I think it varies a lot for every individual and every month may be different too. In not sure what your daughter uses injections/ pump but definitely something to chat to diabetes team about. They may suggest changing background/ ratios over those days. It's such a pain, I had a lot of hypos trying to sort it out. Wishing you and your daughter all the best. ( ooh I'm coeliac too!)
 
Hi. Thanx for ur advice She is currently carb counting with the view of a pump possibly. The diabetes team are trying to help her. They have been good with her. She has isolated herself a lot and has lost touch with friends since she was diagnosed (7yrs ago)
 
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