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<blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 1177454" data-attributes="member: 39639"><p>[USER=278560]@Ellie_Wilko[/USER] I hope you do get it sorted soon, just remember that pregnancy hypos almost don't make sense. Your body can react totally differently, and it's reaction to food ca be very different. Before I was pregnant, I would often be high first thing at work (sitting down job) and would then bolus mid morning for a 10 or 15g snack, but when I was pregnant I spent all morning eating sweets and could eat a 20g or more snack without a bolus. Very different!</p><p></p><p>I found the trick was to test lots and spot the hypos before you go too low. Lucozade works fastest if you go really low. Some mornings I'd test every 20 or 30 mins when my body was having a hormone surge and I was having a prolonged low. This meant I could eat along with the low and keep my blood sugar in range.</p><p></p><p>I set an alarm every night for 2am and tested and ate if necessary. Again, I ate more than for a non-pregnant hypo.</p><p></p><p>Tiring as they are, I saw it as a sign my pregnancy was 'doing what it should', and tried to enjoy the opportunities to eat sweet treats. It was like a series of mini breaks from diabetes in a way.</p><p></p><p>And don't worry about weight gain (unless you're obviously over-eating to excess, of course). I put on lots of weight, especially early on, but it dropped off with no effort after my son was born. See it as a cushion of stored fat for baby <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azure, post: 1177454, member: 39639"] [USER=278560]@Ellie_Wilko[/USER] I hope you do get it sorted soon, just remember that pregnancy hypos almost don't make sense. Your body can react totally differently, and it's reaction to food ca be very different. Before I was pregnant, I would often be high first thing at work (sitting down job) and would then bolus mid morning for a 10 or 15g snack, but when I was pregnant I spent all morning eating sweets and could eat a 20g or more snack without a bolus. Very different! I found the trick was to test lots and spot the hypos before you go too low. Lucozade works fastest if you go really low. Some mornings I'd test every 20 or 30 mins when my body was having a hormone surge and I was having a prolonged low. This meant I could eat along with the low and keep my blood sugar in range. I set an alarm every night for 2am and tested and ate if necessary. Again, I ate more than for a non-pregnant hypo. Tiring as they are, I saw it as a sign my pregnancy was 'doing what it should', and tried to enjoy the opportunities to eat sweet treats. It was like a series of mini breaks from diabetes in a way. And don't worry about weight gain (unless you're obviously over-eating to excess, of course). I put on lots of weight, especially early on, but it dropped off with no effort after my son was born. See it as a cushion of stored fat for baby :) [/QUOTE]
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