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<blockquote data-quote="LittleSue" data-source="post: 48032" data-attributes="member: 6295"><p>Hi ma5on</p><p>Seems you're a bit like me. I don't really get increased bs the week before, but definitely a drop and bomb-proof control for the first 2-3 days. </p><p>Glad to hear I'm not alone. All I've got from the professionals before is 'sugar goes up due to chocolate cravings' or a (male) doctor insisting that all diabetic women's bs goes up during menstruation, despite evidence of the opposite in my bs book in front of him. For a few years I didn't inject at lunchtime on the first 2 days, even 1 unit and I'd be shoving carbs down all afternoon. DAFNE nurses did at least say it tends to go up beforehand and then drop when menstration starts (why does the wider medical fraternity only ever get half the message?), but still favouring the chocolate theory. Which is strange since DAFNE women should be able to cope with chocolate. </p><p>They have special combined clinics for diabetics/feet, diabetics/kidneys, pregnant diabetics etc. Maybe they should have clinics for diabetics with menopause/menstruation issues - get the diabetologists and gynae people together so they can't each blame the other condition!</p><p>I really want to get control of how each part of my cycle affects my bs but the clinic don't seem interested.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleSue, post: 48032, member: 6295"] Hi ma5on Seems you're a bit like me. I don't really get increased bs the week before, but definitely a drop and bomb-proof control for the first 2-3 days. Glad to hear I'm not alone. All I've got from the professionals before is 'sugar goes up due to chocolate cravings' or a (male) doctor insisting that all diabetic women's bs goes up during menstruation, despite evidence of the opposite in my bs book in front of him. For a few years I didn't inject at lunchtime on the first 2 days, even 1 unit and I'd be shoving carbs down all afternoon. DAFNE nurses did at least say it tends to go up beforehand and then drop when menstration starts (why does the wider medical fraternity only ever get half the message?), but still favouring the chocolate theory. Which is strange since DAFNE women should be able to cope with chocolate. They have special combined clinics for diabetics/feet, diabetics/kidneys, pregnant diabetics etc. Maybe they should have clinics for diabetics with menopause/menstruation issues - get the diabetologists and gynae people together so they can't each blame the other condition! I really want to get control of how each part of my cycle affects my bs but the clinic don't seem interested. [/QUOTE]
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