Very early pregnancy

Hi there! I’m just wondering if any ladies remember how their BS behaved in very early stages of pregnancy? I would say I’m about 5 weeks pregnant so still v.v early but I am having to increase basal quite a bit throughout the day and also finding that bolus may need increased too. I literally only have to look at food and I start climbing. I’m not used to this as I had things sitting pretty well before and am finding it v.frustrating. I can’t remember this early on in my first pregnancy whether this was an issue or not. I remember lows later on but it’s like I’ve become really resistant to insulin atm

Thank you both so much @Ellie_Wilko @quintel I may have spoken too soon as I’ve spent the last few hours drinking coke to keep sugars up and can see them dropping again now, which is what I remember from last pregnancy so looks like I’ll need to start putting basal down again after increasing it for last week or 2! @quintel I struggled with night time hypos in my first pregnancy, it’s awful wakening so much when you’re tired as it is! I hope they’ve settled for you now! Joys of pregnancy hormones and diabetes eh! xx

Ah that’s great news @quintel How far along are you? I’m writing back at this time because although I already cut back on my basal I’ve still found myself dropping low. I can’t believe how quick things changed and also how dramatically. I’m already dropping basal for the morning in advance in case it keeps up! I got my letter for early scan so that will keep me motivated while these overnight lows keep me up! x

Hi @meg7024 thank you and I don’t mind at all! The first thing I would recommend when you decide you want to try for a baby is to ask your diabetes team to refer to you their pre pregnancy clinic. I can’t recommend this enough. They’ll help you meet the pregnancy targets, which are strict in terms of what your pre and post meal levels should be as well as your hba1c. They’ll also check blood pressure, kidneys etc and just generally how you’re finding it all so definitely worthwhile as it’s a lot easier going into a pregnancy prepared. The first trimester typically brings hypos so you’ll need to make sure you have your hypo treatments easily on hand. At the minute I’m experiencing hypos overnight and am adjusting my basal insulin quite a bit to deal with this. When you do fall pregnant your consultant will refer you for an early scan. All being well, you’ll then start attending the diabetic ante-natal clinic where you’ll typically be seen approx every 2 weeks to check on you and baby and how your BS are behaving and whether any tweaks need made. This is how I’ve found it where I am but the care you receive is fantastic, you’ll be very well looked after when you decide the time is right. Pregnancy and diabetes is hard work but so worth it in the end. Lots of testing required. I test ALL the time but it’s worth it because you can spot where basal or bolus might need adjusted or where certain foods maybe don’t work etc. That’s the 2 big things before trying for a baby - pre pregnancy clinic and lots of testing (and the higher dose folic acid - v.important. Ask your DSN or GP for this when you decide to try). Hope that helps but if you’ve any more questions, feel free to ask x