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<blockquote data-quote="Kateyo" data-source="post: 1637770" data-attributes="member: 283339"><p>Hi [USER=143684]@meg7024[/USER] 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</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kateyo, post: 1637770, member: 283339"] Hi [USER=143684]@meg7024[/USER] 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 [/QUOTE]
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