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Effects of stopping contraceptive pill?

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lalaurenlee

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I'm Lauren. Type 1 diabetic for 21 years. I've been on the Omnipod insulin pump for 1 year.
I've been taking Rigevidon (combined contraceptive pill) for 5 years but recently stopped.

I'm curious to find other people who have stopped taking contraception, to see how it effected their glucose?
Because my body seems to be ALLLLLL over the place. After months of basal testing, recording what I eat, what I do, etc etc... nothing seems to add up. And I'm finding it very hard.

Would be interested to know how other people have dealt with this situation in the past, because I'm sure many have.
 
Hiya, I take microgynon and I stopped for a few months a couple of years ago and found it didn't have any effect (as far as I am aware) on my sugar levels. It could be that everyone is different and different pills have different side effects etc. I would check with a nurse or your consultant to be on the safe side
 
Thank you for your response! Definitely going to speak to my nurse/doctor for their opinion.
 
Oh boy do I have stories. Always been difficult with HBC myself and finally settled on the Implanon in 2014. I started basal insulin (Toujeo) in July 2016 but didn't notice any changes. (LADA honeymoon period and whatnot.) Then in January 2017 I started a full time bolus/basal regime with Novorapid and Toujeo and all hell broke loose.

I was having 4 week periods at a time, every other month. My libido went through the floor, my bloodsugars were stable but I was also gaining weight and had these extreme binge urges. I had the Implanon removed end of May and ever since my cycle is on point and my bloodsugars appear to have mellowed out some too. I haven't really binged other than a full tablet of dark chocolate on my period (which I'm okay with lol). I think my honeymoon period is phasing out because I've had to increase my dosages steadily to keep good levels, or it's the heat, but either way I definitely had a reaction to the HBC with my insulin. As soon as I had it removed everything went back to normal. I wouldn't be surprised that the opposite can be true for you as well, aka your body is in "OMG WHAT" mode from the sudden change in hormone levels.
 

Thank you for this! I really appreciate the detail and the clarification that I might nit be as insane as I thought! Definitely in OMG WHAT mode at the moment! haha
 
Hi, just came across this post and realise I'm a bit late to the conversation. I stopped my combined pill last week and I have been running very low ever since. Has anyone else had a similar experience?
 
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