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<blockquote data-quote="Juicyj" data-source="post: 2280757" data-attributes="member: 53162"><p>Hello [USER=518087]@Chloelox[/USER] congratulations and welcome <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Firstly get onto your diabetes team and tell them about your surgery and their inability to supply you with the amount of test strips you need, they may well offer you the libre to help with your testing, either way you test as much as you need to hun, I know some guidelines suggest around 6-7 times a day, so upon waking, before meals and then before bed as well as if you're feeling off, but the fact you are suffering anxiety because of this means you need some extra support. Testing blood glucose levels is vital to know where you are and if necessary to take action. Your team should be able to either call or fax a request to increase your strips, if you don't get anywhere write a complaint to the practice manager at the surgery explaining you are a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic and require these strips to help you manage your condition, either way this should get resolved, hopefully quickly too.</p><p></p><p>Personally I only test for ketones if running above 15 mmol/l, it's not necessary if your levels are in range, ketoacidosis is an issue if you run high, are feeling generally very unwell and present high ketone levels so above 1.5, here's a guide to sick day rules: <a href="https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/services/medicine/links/DAFNESickdayrules2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/services/medicine/links/DAFNESickdayrules2018.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>As a newly diagnosed t1 and more importantly a new mum, you have to remember your hormones will take time to settle down, unsure if you're breast feeding too as this will affect your control as your body is responding to your baby's need for food and eating a good diet and keeping your energy levels up is important. I don't think going low carb will help much at this stage if your breast feeding as it's vital you are able to produce milk. Perhaps later on when your out of this phase and have issues with glucose control. It's no surprise you're up and down, again a libre would be really useful to help you keep a monitor on this so press your team for it if you can.</p><p></p><p>Running at around 7-8mmol/l is fine by the way, I only take action with my control if I am running above 10mmol/l, so don't fear running high too much, please remember these are just numbers, don't get too obsessed by them, I know it's hard not to, but your priority is baby and a happy mum is a happy baby, around alot for a chat if you need to, I had gestational with mine although it went after she was born it came back as type 1 a few years later, now using a pump and a Dexcom G6, best wishes J x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juicyj, post: 2280757, member: 53162"] Hello [USER=518087]@Chloelox[/USER] congratulations and welcome :) Firstly get onto your diabetes team and tell them about your surgery and their inability to supply you with the amount of test strips you need, they may well offer you the libre to help with your testing, either way you test as much as you need to hun, I know some guidelines suggest around 6-7 times a day, so upon waking, before meals and then before bed as well as if you're feeling off, but the fact you are suffering anxiety because of this means you need some extra support. Testing blood glucose levels is vital to know where you are and if necessary to take action. Your team should be able to either call or fax a request to increase your strips, if you don't get anywhere write a complaint to the practice manager at the surgery explaining you are a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic and require these strips to help you manage your condition, either way this should get resolved, hopefully quickly too. Personally I only test for ketones if running above 15 mmol/l, it's not necessary if your levels are in range, ketoacidosis is an issue if you run high, are feeling generally very unwell and present high ketone levels so above 1.5, here's a guide to sick day rules: [URL]https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/services/medicine/links/DAFNESickdayrules2018.pdf[/URL] As a newly diagnosed t1 and more importantly a new mum, you have to remember your hormones will take time to settle down, unsure if you're breast feeding too as this will affect your control as your body is responding to your baby's need for food and eating a good diet and keeping your energy levels up is important. I don't think going low carb will help much at this stage if your breast feeding as it's vital you are able to produce milk. Perhaps later on when your out of this phase and have issues with glucose control. It's no surprise you're up and down, again a libre would be really useful to help you keep a monitor on this so press your team for it if you can. Running at around 7-8mmol/l is fine by the way, I only take action with my control if I am running above 10mmol/l, so don't fear running high too much, please remember these are just numbers, don't get too obsessed by them, I know it's hard not to, but your priority is baby and a happy mum is a happy baby, around alot for a chat if you need to, I had gestational with mine although it went after she was born it came back as type 1 a few years later, now using a pump and a Dexcom G6, best wishes J x [/QUOTE]
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