- Messages
- 261
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
I've been diabetic for 19 years. I've always been well controlled.
I went on the omnipod pump last year in preparation to become pregnant again. (My last pregnancy was ok but I suffered terribly with dawn phenomena so it was decided that if we wanted to try again I needed a pump)
I chose the omnipod because it's wireless and suited my busy lifestyle. I didn't think I would but I loved it straight away!! My hba1c was 5.8% while ttc and during my pregnancy. I had a very complicated pregnancy (not diabetes related)y son was born at 27 weeks by emergency c section. He lived for 6 precious weeks before passing away from an infection
Since then I have not been able to get back on track with my sugars. It's really stressing my out! I've spoken to my diabetes nurse who is an amazing support but is also scratching her head! There seems to be no rhyme or reason to them and I feel I'm constantly chasing them! Settings that work one day don't the next and for nothing different!!!! It's so frustrating and is dragging me down so badly!! I feel like giving up on the pump and going back on injections, but I know how amazing it can be when it's all working correctly! And I would like to ttc later in this year (possibly 10-12 months after my section which would be July-September)
So I need my pump! I just feel I've lost my way and I can't find it back, but it's not through want of trying! Don't get me wrong my sugars aren't horrendous! My last hba1c was 6.7% but it's the uncertainty of it all I just don't know where I am with it! sorry for the moan I'm just lost! And I know people my think what am I moaning about it seems well controlled, it's only because I'm on top of it reacting to what my tests say.
Some days after breakfast it's 15/13/10 other days it's 4!? Same after tea! I just don't get it!!!
Also sometimes I've had hypos in the night, the next night I'm 11 all night and wake up feeling like rubbish!!! It's horrible
I went on the omnipod pump last year in preparation to become pregnant again. (My last pregnancy was ok but I suffered terribly with dawn phenomena so it was decided that if we wanted to try again I needed a pump)
I chose the omnipod because it's wireless and suited my busy lifestyle. I didn't think I would but I loved it straight away!! My hba1c was 5.8% while ttc and during my pregnancy. I had a very complicated pregnancy (not diabetes related)y son was born at 27 weeks by emergency c section. He lived for 6 precious weeks before passing away from an infection
Since then I have not been able to get back on track with my sugars. It's really stressing my out! I've spoken to my diabetes nurse who is an amazing support but is also scratching her head! There seems to be no rhyme or reason to them and I feel I'm constantly chasing them! Settings that work one day don't the next and for nothing different!!!! It's so frustrating and is dragging me down so badly!! I feel like giving up on the pump and going back on injections, but I know how amazing it can be when it's all working correctly! And I would like to ttc later in this year (possibly 10-12 months after my section which would be July-September)
So I need my pump! I just feel I've lost my way and I can't find it back, but it's not through want of trying! Don't get me wrong my sugars aren't horrendous! My last hba1c was 6.7% but it's the uncertainty of it all I just don't know where I am with it! sorry for the moan I'm just lost! And I know people my think what am I moaning about it seems well controlled, it's only because I'm on top of it reacting to what my tests say.
Some days after breakfast it's 15/13/10 other days it's 4!? Same after tea! I just don't get it!!!
Also sometimes I've had hypos in the night, the next night I'm 11 all night and wake up feeling like rubbish!!! It's horrible
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