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<blockquote data-quote="sugar2" data-source="post: 173312" data-attributes="member: 6681"><p>Hi Jessie,</p><p></p><p>In short,,, yes, I found it really difficult, with first 16 weeks or so being teh worst. Knowing what I know now..and wish I had known then...I would have pushed as hard as I could to get a pump, before getting pregnant! The only way I could deal with teh swings, caused by hormones in my blood sugar was to test, teat and adjust. I was absolutely terrified about going high...and so, spent quite a lot of time being low. A pump will not chnage the swings, it will mean you have to test as much, if not more, but it does meanthat you can do more about the highs and lows. My problem was that being pregnan seemed to magnify the problems I have with my diabetes at any other time. My blood sugar can drop very dat, if I so much as think about exercise...and I don't just mean a session at teh gym, no, even a walk to the station to attend my diabetes appointments would make me hypo.....but if I reduced my long acting insulin, I would then be too high for the rest ofthe time. A pump allows you to alter your insulin, for what you are about to do in the next hour or so.</p><p></p><p>I have to confess, I did not enjoy pregnancy, but I really enjoy being a Mum...and you do soon forget all the problems...if anything, it has left me in vetter control of my diabetes. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sugar2, post: 173312, member: 6681"] Hi Jessie, In short,,, yes, I found it really difficult, with first 16 weeks or so being teh worst. Knowing what I know now..and wish I had known then...I would have pushed as hard as I could to get a pump, before getting pregnant! The only way I could deal with teh swings, caused by hormones in my blood sugar was to test, teat and adjust. I was absolutely terrified about going high...and so, spent quite a lot of time being low. A pump will not chnage the swings, it will mean you have to test as much, if not more, but it does meanthat you can do more about the highs and lows. My problem was that being pregnan seemed to magnify the problems I have with my diabetes at any other time. My blood sugar can drop very dat, if I so much as think about exercise...and I don't just mean a session at teh gym, no, even a walk to the station to attend my diabetes appointments would make me hypo.....but if I reduced my long acting insulin, I would then be too high for the rest ofthe time. A pump allows you to alter your insulin, for what you are about to do in the next hour or so. I have to confess, I did not enjoy pregnancy, but I really enjoy being a Mum...and you do soon forget all the problems...if anything, it has left me in vetter control of my diabetes. :D [/QUOTE]
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