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<blockquote data-quote="Ronnie_dog" data-source="post: 1814501" data-attributes="member: 431058"><p>Hi there,</p><p>I too was diagnosed with gestational diabetes with my first baby 26 years ago. Absolutely nothing was done to help or advise me, other than told it would go away after the baby was born. It did. However, I was never monitored or told it had a high chance of coming back later in life... which it now has (Just as I started going through the menopause - which is another big hormone change, like your first pregnancy). I was so shocked. I’ve been active all my life. I always followed the government guideline of eating a low fat diet!! </p><p>I was determined to get both the menopause hormone issue sorted and the diabetes. I spent two years researching, changing my diet to low carb and seeing a hormone specialist. Mainstream medicine was not helping me at all. My hormone doctor was very helpful and eventually after metformin and gliclazide she suggested I had a fasting insulin test. I had this done in Spain for around 30 euros. It showed I produced virtually none. When I went back to uk I asked my dn if I could go on to insulin. She tried me on an insulin mix at first and told me to eat some carbs with every meal. As a now relatively long term low-carber, this distressed me. I was now struggling big style with hypos and worried to exercise. My readings were all over the place and I was very upset. She then changed me to basal/bolus. This has been very successful because after talking at length to the diabetic dietician to confirm my idea, I now take night time insulin only and do not inject with meals as I don’t eat injectable food. I now manage the condition well and if this changes, I will increase my nighttime insulin.</p><p>I urge you to push for help. Insulin is not scary if managed well. I wish I had had the help during my pregnancy. All the best to you, Ali x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ronnie_dog, post: 1814501, member: 431058"] Hi there, I too was diagnosed with gestational diabetes with my first baby 26 years ago. Absolutely nothing was done to help or advise me, other than told it would go away after the baby was born. It did. However, I was never monitored or told it had a high chance of coming back later in life... which it now has (Just as I started going through the menopause - which is another big hormone change, like your first pregnancy). I was so shocked. I’ve been active all my life. I always followed the government guideline of eating a low fat diet!! I was determined to get both the menopause hormone issue sorted and the diabetes. I spent two years researching, changing my diet to low carb and seeing a hormone specialist. Mainstream medicine was not helping me at all. My hormone doctor was very helpful and eventually after metformin and gliclazide she suggested I had a fasting insulin test. I had this done in Spain for around 30 euros. It showed I produced virtually none. When I went back to uk I asked my dn if I could go on to insulin. She tried me on an insulin mix at first and told me to eat some carbs with every meal. As a now relatively long term low-carber, this distressed me. I was now struggling big style with hypos and worried to exercise. My readings were all over the place and I was very upset. She then changed me to basal/bolus. This has been very successful because after talking at length to the diabetic dietician to confirm my idea, I now take night time insulin only and do not inject with meals as I don’t eat injectable food. I now manage the condition well and if this changes, I will increase my nighttime insulin. I urge you to push for help. Insulin is not scary if managed well. I wish I had had the help during my pregnancy. All the best to you, Ali x [/QUOTE]
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