Very new to this...but whittling on my own was doing no good!
Would love to start a family very soon, never had good control & find the whole thing soooo hard :-( I have spoken to my diabetic nurse and she has said no trying till my hba1c is 7.3% :-( The last one was 10% and this is the lowest it has been in 5 years.
I am so scared about it all but really want a baby :-/ I feel jealous of everyone else who can have nice normal pregnancies and don't have to worry about getting pregnant :-(
#weighlifted #diabeticlife
Hi Sarah!
I am currently 16 weeks pregnant, my pre-pregnancy hab1c was 7.3 but I've read that the ideal is actually 6. Before I was pregnant I was on metformin and injected insulin once a day, my levels were ok but overall my doctor was pleased with my progress as I was slowly getting them down.
Now that I am pregnant I am been finding it extremely hard to get my levels in the normal pregnancy range. It used to be no more than 9 after meals but now my aim is no more than 7.8 - it's been really stressful and worrying. I've now had to increase to taking 2 shots of long acting insulin to twice a day and added another fast acting insulin for meal times, so thats now 5 injections a day plus my usual metformin.
I also have PCOS as well as diabetes, I'm 29 years old, this is my first pregnancy and I never thought I could conceive naturally, let alone even get pregnant.
Sorry for such a long post, I just wanted to let you know that being pregnant and diabetic is not easy, I'm worried all the time and often up at night because I can't sleep from the stress but with a good medical team behind you, you can do it!
If you really want to start conceiving, I would recommend you speaking to your doctor as there are some medications that you shouldn't take when trying to conceive. It's definitely an emotional rollercoaster but if you could seriously try and get your hab1c down, it'll be an amazing feeling and a great achievement and it'll help your mental wellbeing. I often worry about what my high sugar levels are doing to my unborn child but I've tried to remain positive. It is daunting when my monitor gives me a high reading and I'm often in tears at the doctors because I am honestly doing everything I should.
It took me nearly 4 years to get my levels down to an acceptable range but still not perfect! I completely understand how you feel, I sometimes feel alone because noone around me knows what its like to have diabetes, especially now that I am pregnant.
Please feel free to private message me. Maybe we can help encourage each other
Wish you all the best on your path to motherhood!