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Late pregnancy highs and hypos

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Elliebug

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I'm 32+4 , my DNS and consultant adjusted my basal and fast acting Monday due to a few highs , on waking my level has been 5.4 5.2 4.9 I then split my levemir so take another 16 units then eat my breakfast and take my humalog 8-10units one hour later it's been between 10-11.4 then half hour later it goes so low I hypo 2.4 2.9 ( I'm on the school run so as soon as I get home I have my snack)
This morning I've had a restless night due to late pregnancy niggles but woken up and it's 2.4 when I went to bed it was 9.4
I will contact my DNS but cos it's the weekend just wondering if anyone has any advice ?
I'm abit concerned about the amount of hypos I'm having this late in pregnancy I had two yest alone
Thanks
 
Hi Elliebug I am currently 37+5 and my hypos have started to increase since 34 weeks - apparently this is quite common in later pregnancy due to change in hormones!
Just need to be careful - it can also be a sign placenta is failing! I found best way to prevent these is to have a small snack mid morning and late afternoon! xxx
 
Speak to your team @Elliebug If they've upped your insulin, that could be causing the hypos, but as Jade says hypos in late pregnancy can be a warning sign.

It seems your insulin changes could well be the explanation, so don't panic :) but it's always best to check and the placenta message is always important to repeat for every pregnant member and casual readers too.
 
Thanks I had repeated hypos in last preg but only had Gd then they decided it was enough and to deliver her as placenta could be failing I might decrease by one unit tonight and see how that effects
Thanks for your replies
Jade when are u being induced again is it Monday ? X
 
Hiya
Is baby still moving ok though?
Do you have your humalog after breakfast?
What about having it 15 mins before to try stop the 10-11 reading an hour after but have a 10-15cho snack at this point?
x
 
Baby is moving fine i could try doing humalog 15 mins before but in my morning time frame it may not work but will at wends X
My reading was 5.5 this morning but the hatbcos morning was so low x
 
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