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Hello!
I was diagnosed with type 1 when I was 23 and I am now 27- last year I decided to go back on the Pill to try and sort out my hormonal acne (I had come off it shortly after being diagnosed as I didn’t want to deal with the side effects of the pill plus the diabetes).
I found that going back on Marvelon cleared up my skin but made my diabetes so so hard to manage. I’d had fairly good control since being diagnosed but after being back on the pill my HB1AC doubled and my blood sugars seemed to be through the roof no matter what I did (even on a low carb diet).
After 6 months I stopped taking Marvelon and my sugars slowly got back to ‘normal’- now they are fine and my HB1AC is back to what it was.
However the acne has returned! My skin seems to be the worst it’s ever been and it’s really getting me down. I’ve tried avoiding gluten and dairy and taking supplements but nothing seems to work.
I just wondered if any women with type 1 have taken the contraceptive pill WITHOUT experiencing increased blood sugars? As I was considering asking my doctor if I can try a different pill (like Dianette) to help my skin- however I know it’s likely that all of them are likely to impact blood sugars due to the hormones
Thankyou
Becky.
I was diagnosed with type 1 when I was 23 and I am now 27- last year I decided to go back on the Pill to try and sort out my hormonal acne (I had come off it shortly after being diagnosed as I didn’t want to deal with the side effects of the pill plus the diabetes).
I found that going back on Marvelon cleared up my skin but made my diabetes so so hard to manage. I’d had fairly good control since being diagnosed but after being back on the pill my HB1AC doubled and my blood sugars seemed to be through the roof no matter what I did (even on a low carb diet).
After 6 months I stopped taking Marvelon and my sugars slowly got back to ‘normal’- now they are fine and my HB1AC is back to what it was.
However the acne has returned! My skin seems to be the worst it’s ever been and it’s really getting me down. I’ve tried avoiding gluten and dairy and taking supplements but nothing seems to work.
I just wondered if any women with type 1 have taken the contraceptive pill WITHOUT experiencing increased blood sugars? As I was considering asking my doctor if I can try a different pill (like Dianette) to help my skin- however I know it’s likely that all of them are likely to impact blood sugars due to the hormones
Thankyou
Becky.