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Ace Redford

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Hello everyone , am here for an emergency , my fiancé has type 1 , and she can't seem to regulate her glycemia , she doesn't sleep at all due to stress and child care , she is so so tired , she can't sleep , earlier she told me that the sugar today didn't go down at all , its fixed at 400 mg/dl , has anyone here been through this before ? Or has any tip to help , my guess is that her body got so exhausted that it can't absorb sugar fast , I repeat she doesn't sleep due to many circumstances , please help me with what u know , her situation is worrying me a lot .
 
I assume that you're in the US? We are based in the UK and there are not many people online after midnight.

How long has your fiance been diabetic? Is she confident changing her insulin dosage?

Stress and diabetes are not good bedfellows. Stress will release cortisol and thus increase glucose levels. So then you get more stressed and end up in a vicious cycle.

Try to break the cycle with some relaxation time if possible. Sometimes, understanding this cycle and realising what's happening is enough to break it.

Some of us find that when our glucose levels are elevated our insulin resistance also increases and we need a bigger dose than normal to come down again.

But please do seek professional advice because levels of 400 are not sustainable in the longer term.
 
urbanracer said:
I assume that you're in the US? We are based in the UK and there are not many people online after midnight.

How long has your fiance been diabetic? Is she confident changing her insulin dosage?

Stress and diabetes are not good bedfellows. Stress will release cortisol and thus increase glucose levels. So then you get more stressed and end up in a vicious cycle.

Try to break the cycle with some relaxation time if possible. Sometimes, understanding this cycle and realising what's happening is enough to break it.

Some of us find that when our glucose levels are elevated our insulin resistance also increases and we need a bigger dose than normal to come down again.

But please do seek professional advice because levels of 400 are not sustainable in the longer term.
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she has been diabetic after giving birth to her first baby , she calls it pregnancy diabetes , about 1 year and a half now since she had it , basing on the ups and downs of glycemia everyday , i dont think she regulates insulin injections,she has a lot to deal with that she forgets sometimes to inject , but for a month now she never had a stabilized glycemia
 
Hi. In addition to trying to get the insulin right it might help in the short-term for your fiancé to reduce the carbs in her diet to help get the blood sugar down and minimise swings. She needs to test her blood sugar several times a day. Yes, she needs to seek advice from her health professional. To help remember my insulin I try to leave it around the house where I will see it. I leave my once-a-day Basal on the pillow and the mealtime Bolus near where I eat.
 
She could set alarms on her phone to remind her to test - but she also needs help getting more sleep as even an ideal diet will not solve this completely as long as she is sleep deprived and very stressed. Can you get friends or family to help with the house and baby for a week while she rests?
Then maybe she/you can plan some healthy (lower carb?) meals in advance but make sure she has a few snacks in just in case her blood sugar drops too fast.
 
Ace Redford said:
she has been diabetic after giving birth to her first baby , she calls it pregnancy diabetes , about 1 year and a half now since she had it , basing on the ups and downs of glycemia everyday , i dont think she regulates insulin injections,she has a lot to deal with that she forgets sometimes to inject , but for a month now she never had a stabilized glycemia
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Okay. So in your opening post you wrote that your fiance is Type 1 and now you write 'pregnancy diabetes' which to give it it's proper name is Gestational Diabetes and more like Type 2 diabetes.

To get the right advice you need to be clear about this. Has she actually been diagnosed as a T1 as a result of testing? Or is she in fact a T2?
 
Just to add... there is a common belief that when a Type 2 starts injecting insulin that they then become Type 1 - this isn't the case - they are two separate conditions with (occasionally) some common symptoms. It would help us to help you if we know which type of diabetes she has. :)
 
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