Newly T2 and Pregnant

Hi @Emma3627G

No, not in same boat as such.

Just wanted to say Blooming marvellous on the weight loss, ( oh and congratulation, for the baby.. )

Sure others will add their congrats and advice.

I would like to just add, that the diet, as such i am on..(never dieted in my life)
has seen my weight gor from 16st 8lbs back in august, this am 14st.01 lbs..D)

and the only thing i've done apart from the metformin, is follow a lot of the advice on here, and now my running daily BG is around 6.2 also and heading ever downward.

So slimming world may have had some impact on you, but i think most of that HAS been down to YOU not them..

EDIT: i missed the raised BG, and i am NO expert, so hopefully other mums will chime in,
but for non pregnancies, the LIVER, can even without us eating, produce insulin..
it's designed to help us BEGIN the day from a sleeping start so to speak.

now i know that to interfere with the early morning FBG, and i suspect that with you eating for two,
then your body is causing mayhem, making sure junior AND you get the right nutrients etc. and dealing with the drugs and dietary changes

so i would expect the numbers to be worse, then if you were not pregnant
(ie, take the normal readings from those NOT pregnant on here, with a tiny pinch of salt.)
but like i say NO expert, just an opinion.

Take care, look after yourself and your little stowaway.

best wishes dealing with the diabetes AND for a smooth, simple delivery with junior .

aw, snug as a bug.

looks like you got a great team looking after you.

all the best, @Emma3627G +1

My daughter is type 2 and wants to try for a baby but is worried she will have to come off her metformin she has one 500m tablet a day any advice about this thanks

Hello,
Congratulations on your pregnancy and hope it is all going well!
I'm Type 2 and nearly 31 weeks pregnant. I was also on Metformin before becoming pregnant (500mg) and this was increased to the highest dose (2000mg) soon after I became pregnant.
My blood sugars have slowly increased especially overnight/in the morning. I was assured this was normal and it was just the pregnancy hormones. At around 18 weeks I was put on insulin and now have to inject four times a day (in addition to taking the Metformin).
Initially before bed I took 4units of Humulin (slow release) but this is now up to 7units. I also take Humulog (fast release) three times a day and inject between 5 and 6units each time.
Your diabetes team will keep an eye on you and will be able to advise you but your blood sugar levels will probably increase as the pregnancy progresses, so the insulin will need to increase. You might also need to go for growth scans later in your pregnancy, but it just means you get to see your baby more
Hope this helps and Good Luck with everything!

I wasn’t diagnosed as diabetic whilst pregnant but kept getting glucose in urine whilst passing further tests and had large babies. It’s a worrying time without additional concerns. My best advice is keep all carbs (of whatever colour and type) as low as you can reasonably manage. Monitor blood glucose carefully. Anything at all out of norm report to your medical team and keep reporting til numbers are good. Don’t be dismissed. Don’t stay worried and silent. Get explanations that satisfy you. Other than that enjoy the magical time of bringing new life to the world and congratulations.

That post was really helpful thanks a lot