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Pregnant, metformin and hypos

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juliejackson99

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I started taking metformin when it was confirmed I was pregnant. Since then I have had to eat a lot to keep my blood sugars up but more recently I've had a couple of bad hypos bg 1.2 and a few around 2.5. I'm told that metformin does not cause hypos so wondered if anyone has had a similar experience. Thanks in advance. Julie
 
juliejackson99 said:
I started taking metformin when it was confirmed I was pregnant. Since then I have had to eat a lot to keep my blood sugars up but more recently I've had a couple of bad hypos bg 1.2 and a few around 2.5. I'm told that metformin does not cause hypos so wondered if anyone has had a similar experience. Thanks in advance. Julie
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How comes they put you on metformin? and have you reduced your insulin?
 
It's my belief that Metformin shaves the edges off your blood scores, rather has a significant impact. Indeed, that's why, in my view, we see so many T2s going low carb - diet is our primary and most significant weapon against our diabetes.

I have see other pregnant T2s post about erratic blood sugars, which I have always concluded could be due to fluctuating hormone levels as the pregnancy gets going and "feeds" the body's other mystical requirements to sustain the foetus, placenta and all the other impacted "bits".

Going back to Metformin, one of it's primary impacts is to improve insulin resistance, so it could well be that your body is utilising the insulin you have been injecting more effectively or more quickly, bit whatever the reason is, it would seem to make sense to have a chat with your pregnancy diabetes team to work out the best way forward for you.

As I'm neither T1, not have I ever taken Metformin, please don't act upon anything I've said. I'm merely letting my thoughts loose via the keyboard.

Good luck with it all. Exciting, and no doubt scary times, in equal measure!
 
Thank you both....the medical profession are great but baffled too.

I'm undergoing tests but my diabetes is strange in that they think it's some odd genetic factor but not type 1.

To cut a long story short I ended up on an insulin pump with my first pregnany as blood sugars went out of control. So this pregnancy I was expecting the same but bg levels were completely different only only slightly over the target so I was put on metformin which seemed to work straight way. The only issue being low blood sugars which is great apart from when the drop below 2.5

Hba1c is 40.

I have a feeling it will be down to hormones and not metformin......it's all very strange!!

Thanks again

Julie
 
juliejackson99 said:
Thank you both....the medical profession are great but baffled too.

I'm undergoing tests but my diabetes is strange in that they think it's some odd genetic factor but not type 1.

To cut a long story short I ended up on an insulin pump with my first pregnany as blood sugars went out of control. So this pregnancy I was expecting the same but bg levels were completely different only only slightly over the target so I was put on metformin which seemed to work straight way. The only issue being low blood sugars which is great apart from when the drop below 2.5

Hba1c is 40.

I have a feeling it will be down to hormones and not metformin......it's all very strange!!

Thanks again

Julie
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I am 4 weeks 4 days pregnant and after recently coming off the pump I am starting to think that maybe I should go back on it even though I do not want to :( I have had metformin mentioned to me quite a few times but have never been put on it
 
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