Pregnant: How to do a basal test with all day sickness?

@Serenede The simple advice is don't. Basal tests aren't appropriate in pregnancy because you need to eat regularly.

As you've found, eating helps the nausea too.

I suggest you speak to your maternity DSN and give them your numbers. They can then make suggestions.

When are you going high?

What I did was concentrate on keeping in range and I didn't worry about what percentage of my insulin was basal or bolus. I increased my basal slightly and very carefully in early pregnancy. That helped a lot. I then had to decrease it when the lows started at approx 8 weeks (very approx).

as mentioned, you cant, or shouldn't do the basal test when your sick......

if you do feel up to it though and your conscious of the effect the sickness may have, it wouldn't hurt to do more testing anyway and write it down...

@Serenede I can't contradict your team, but I was told not to basal test as restricting food intake wasn't appropriate in pregnancy. My own instinct confirmed this for me too. Moreover, as you say, insulin needs change frequently during pregnancy so what's right one week isn't the next.

I suggest you make notes of your high periods to make sure there is a pattern rather than just random highs. I did that, and if I saw a pattern over 3 days (3 days always high at a certain time) I cautiously made adjustments and then monitored to see how that worked.

If you're on a pump, you're laughing as adjusting basal is so much easier. Just be prepared for your needs to drop soon. I had highs very early but they only lasted two or three weeks, I think (sorry - my memory is bad with a toddler!)

If you're actually vomiting, then that can make your BS erratic too. Keep testing frequently and adjust as required - ie eat if going too low, consider correcting if too high. That level of control - constant tweaking - is part of pregnancy, but gratifying when you see tight control.

Congratulations on your pregnancy, by the way!

Good luck @Serenede xx