Good day all,
Please bear with me as I right this as I’m currently on an extended blood sugar high.
I have been back to regularly checking my blood sugars x 7 times daily as I am suffering from tiredness and a high feeling. I have noticed that my Waking bloods are around 15 and creeping to 19 during the day. My diet is different as my appetite is not there.
I’m currently taking 2mg of Metformin in the evening and have upped my dose in the past week from 500mg. I was offered insulin last year when I was getting highs of 9 as I was trying for a baby and I still am. just wanted to know if I could started insulin could I stop if I get my BG done???
Please help.
Oof, that's high... And not a very safe level to be at. Not for a potential baby, at this point, and not for you. Can I ask what you're eating? Practically all carbs turn to glucose once ingested, so it could well be you could get your numbers down sufficiently by cutting out starchy and sugary foods. Besides the obvious straight sugars, that'd mean cutting out potatoes, pasta, rice, fruit, corn and cereals, plus anything wheat/oat based. Stick with meat, fish, poultry, above-ground veggies/leafy greens, butter, full fat greek yoghurt, nuts, extra dark chocolate, cheeses, eggs, olives, that kind of thing. And the rare exceptions to the fruit rules: all berries, starfruit, avocado and tomatoes.
If you are trying for a baby, get in touch with your team, they'll be able to tell you what HbA1c to aim for pre-conception and how to keep it low. And maybe get some preconception vitamins/minerals sorted. But I think just a change in diet could work miracles for you, also for the fatigue. Just please, try to get those numbers down. It's not surprising you're tired and woozy, and those levels do damage to just about everything in your body, from nerve endings to eyes, bloodvessels, kidneys, what have you. If you're pregnant with high bloodsugars that would be bad for a baby too. They'd grow way too fast for one thing, making a c-section before the due date more than likely, and it'd be at risk for complications too.)
Not to scare you or anything, but... Those numbers are worrying. Prengancy pending or not. Please take care of yourself. Maybe read The Diabetes Code by Dr. jason Fung, or dietdoctor.com to see what could work for you to get your numbers down to safe levels. For conception and for you.
Be well, and good luck on everything!
Jo
PS: insulin doesn't have to be forever, to answer your initial question. But you really have to tackle those numbers, not just while getting pregnant and during the pregnancy. Just saying that out of concern. My numbers used to resemble yours. My muscles'd be so weak I'd drop our cat, or my knees would buckle out of nowhere. You don't want that happening when you're holding a little one. Take care of mum-to-be first.