Catherine4188
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
Hello all,
I just wanted to ask what everyone else's experiences were of weight gain in pregnancy when diabetic. I'm type 1 diabetic and was only diagnosed in February after losing around a stone whilst I diagnosed. I put the stone back in quickly as I started to use insulin. I then fell pregnant and since then I've gained around 19lbs and I'm only 23 weeks pregnant. With my first daughter (I was not diabetic at this time) I only gained 5 lbs in the whole pregnancy because I lost so much in the first 14 weeks due to feeling sick. However this time round I felt sick but had to eat due to hypos etc.
Anyway my insulin needs are increasing from 9units glargine to 12 and from 0.6-0.7 units for 10g now at 1.0-1.3 units per 10g depending on time of day. I'm eating ok, not super healthy but not crazy stuffing my face as I tend not to snack to avoid having to inject. Could the massive weight gain be due to diabetes or am I just kidding myself and need to calorie count?
I just wanted to ask what everyone else's experiences were of weight gain in pregnancy when diabetic. I'm type 1 diabetic and was only diagnosed in February after losing around a stone whilst I diagnosed. I put the stone back in quickly as I started to use insulin. I then fell pregnant and since then I've gained around 19lbs and I'm only 23 weeks pregnant. With my first daughter (I was not diabetic at this time) I only gained 5 lbs in the whole pregnancy because I lost so much in the first 14 weeks due to feeling sick. However this time round I felt sick but had to eat due to hypos etc.
Anyway my insulin needs are increasing from 9units glargine to 12 and from 0.6-0.7 units for 10g now at 1.0-1.3 units per 10g depending on time of day. I'm eating ok, not super healthy but not crazy stuffing my face as I tend not to snack to avoid having to inject. Could the massive weight gain be due to diabetes or am I just kidding myself and need to calorie count?