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<blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 980101" data-attributes="member: 39639"><p>By the late stages of pregnancy my basal rate had almost tripled. I'm on a pump. I dont remember the exact details but I remember that to cover my Dawn Phenomenon, I had to put my hourly basal rate up to 2.0 for a couple of hours whereas before pregnancy, those hours were 0.8. So that's just an example of how my insulin needs increased. The change was less during the day time.</p><p></p><p>My carb ratios changed too. In the third trimester there was quite an increase and a smaller increase in the second. By the end of my pregnancy, the ratio for my evening meal had changed from 1:10 to 1:4.</p><p></p><p>I know what you mean about being scared increasing your insulin. It used to shock me thinking about how much it had increased, but I knew it was perfectly normal. My consultant told me that one lady's ratio had changed from 1:10 to 1:1. A huge increase!</p><p></p><p>What I did was monitor my sugar for two or three days before changing my insulin dose so that I could be sure I was seeing a genuine change in need rather than random highs. I also tested my blood sugar lots!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azure, post: 980101, member: 39639"] By the late stages of pregnancy my basal rate had almost tripled. I'm on a pump. I dont remember the exact details but I remember that to cover my Dawn Phenomenon, I had to put my hourly basal rate up to 2.0 for a couple of hours whereas before pregnancy, those hours were 0.8. So that's just an example of how my insulin needs increased. The change was less during the day time. My carb ratios changed too. In the third trimester there was quite an increase and a smaller increase in the second. By the end of my pregnancy, the ratio for my evening meal had changed from 1:10 to 1:4. I know what you mean about being scared increasing your insulin. It used to shock me thinking about how much it had increased, but I knew it was perfectly normal. My consultant told me that one lady's ratio had changed from 1:10 to 1:1. A huge increase! What I did was monitor my sugar for two or three days before changing my insulin dose so that I could be sure I was seeing a genuine change in need rather than random highs. I also tested my blood sugar lots! [/QUOTE]
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