[sand-not-oil]

I was diagnosed one year ago, and when I was first on metformin tablets I decided that I was going to be a good diabetic, and lose weight and exercise regularly.

I lost about a stone and joined a local sports centre. For a few months I did everything right and when I got my 3monthly blood sugar levels down to 5.8 my diabetic doc allowed me to start trying for a baby again.

This entailed changing to insulin 4 times a day, instead of pills and a nightly insulatard jab. Well along with insulin came hypos, and since hypos hit unexpectedly and sometimes with really low bs levels it has put me off exercising as I have no idea how my body will react and the thought of having a severe hypo in the middle of a class or in the gym freaks me out.

I'm still not pregnant, and getting more depressed every day, and feel that I need to get my body into a fitter shape and better condition to optimise my chances of getting preggers, and to make me feel better about myself. Exercise is what I need.

Nearly 7 months of insulin jabs has taken a lot of learning to get a handle on the doses just with food, so throwing exercise into the mix is pretty scary.

Any advice???

[Jon]

I know of a couple who wanted a baby. The doctor said that she probably couldn't get pregnant because of female problems. She started taking fertility pills, he kept going in for sperm counts, they tried everything they could to have a baby, all with no results. They eventually gave up. She stopped taking the pills, they stopped trying to calculate the ideal time. A couple months later, they took a trip up the coast, and spent the night in a hotel. The next month she missed her period, and now, 3 years later, they just had their second daughter.

Don't be discouraged. If the baby is going to come, it will come when it is ready.

As far as excercise goes, plan on letting the bg go a little high before excercising. Either eat a little more, or take a little less insulin. Excercise will drop the blood sugar quite a bit, so test before you begin, and keep some juice or gatorade nearby so you can keep your sugar up. Start off slow. Do a little excercise, and see what it does before you jump into a full workout.

[rzrbks]

sand-not-oil,

Also, keep something to snack on nearby.
The liquid will hop your B/G right up but you'll probably need something with which to keep the readings up. Find some food you'll like that releases slower than liquids into your system.


Playing (I only walk, I never used riding carts)golf in 110F/44c is very stressful on a Diabetic's system. I carry water, juice, and sandwiches plus glucose tablets and my father-in-law did the same. I build up slowly and allow myself time to get used to the rigors. After several weeks I can go the full 18 (very, very hilly course) my "Normal" Brothers-in-law won't walk it with me.

[mg_2204]

... take my word for it, the more you want to, the less it works! I even went back to see my doc, was sure there was something wrong with me as we were trying for a second child. And our third and last one well... our daughter was just 8 months old when I became pregnant. That, of course, wasn't exactly planned See? Nature has a mind of its own.

Just relax, take good care of yourself... When I look at my children, I am so happy we were blessed with them and when they were given to us.

As for hypos, you've had the advice of two pros there. I'd follow the good advice.

Good luck!

Marie

[HeatherP]

Test before and after you excercise. Maybe even halfway thru. I know hypos are scary, especially the really bad ones. Experiment before you become pregnant - that way you'll know what works best for you.

Jon's right about eating extra - I have no experience w/ pregnancy but I know it's important to control your sugars very carefully. Letting them go high while you're not pregnant may be a possiblility now, but I don't think it's a good idea when you've conceived. Do you have access to a dietician/diabetic nurse? (my understanding is this is the same thing in England) He/she would be your best resource.

Make sure you're not excercising along, keep juice and glucose tabs and extra carbs, and water at the ready, and make sure that it is known you're diabetic, just in case. Do you have a glucagon inj. kit? If you're on insulin you should - and keep it handy too. Come to think of it, just lugging all of this junk around w/ you should be excercise enough, no? lol, just kidding.

I wish you the best of luck in your efforts to become a mom,
HeatherP

[sand-not-oil]

Thanks to you all who have responded so far.

The advice about the exercising is extremely helpful, just what I joined the forum for. I'll have to go and get a huge kit bag just to hold all the drinks, food and such (just kidding).

About the baby thing, my diabetic preggy doc has said the same things you all have and in my sensible head I know you are all right, but in the midst of it all it's hard to listen to sense.

The thing that narks me off about it is that I spent 8 or so years with the hubby trying not to get pregnant, and then when we finally decide the time is right I get diagnsed DIA-'flippin'-BETIC a few months later. Sod's Law!!!

Anyway thanks again and I'll have a go at a workout and see what happens
bye for now

[Teresa]

hey sand-not-oil... just spotted where u live! im only up the road in Lancaster! Small world huh!?

cant give any advice on exercise tho, cos i hate exercise, which i know aint good!...hmmm

[sand-not-oil]

Hello Teresa,
What do you do in 'sunny' Lancaster?
How long have you been in the diabetic club?
Are you a 1 or 2 version?
Have you found any good club, group or site geared up for us young'uns (as I'm 33 I'm using that term purely in a diabetic sense, as in everyone else I know of with it is 50+)?

[fishy]

sand-not-oil.

I was born in Bolton and much of my family still ive there. I also had a ride in Sam Allardyce's car at Xmas (an incident of which I am stragnely proud).

Can't offer any adivce on getting pregnant I'm afraid (alhtough an obvious way to combine this with your desire for more excercise does suggest itself )

Fishy.

[Teresa]

Originally posted by sand-not-oil
Hello Teresa,
What do you do in 'sunny' Lancaster?
How long have you been in the diabetic club?
Are you a 1 or 2 version?
Have you found any good club, group or site geared up for us young'uns (as I'm 33 I'm using that term purely in a diabetic sense, as in everyone else I know of with it is 50+)?

im an out-of-work nursery nurse! Moved here from Birmingham just before Christmas - back with the family! Have u ever been to Lancaster!? I think we have had two days without rain since i moved here on Dec 19th!! Sunny is not a word id use! hehehehe!!!

ive been told im type 1 and type 2! so i aint too sure! I started off on diet only control but am now on insulin four times a day! I was diagnosed about 5yrs ago, when i lived in Hindley! (thats near u, right!?)

dont know of any other diabetics up here except my Dad! LOL... Maybe i should advertise for a pen-pal in the Diabetes UK magazine!

[sand-not-oil]

Hey we have more in common, I'm a type 1 at my docs & a type 2 at the diabetic clinic, and I'm on 4 jabs a day as well, 3 novorapid and 1 insulatard.

How come you're out of work I thought there was a shortage of nursery staff?

About Lancaster yes i've driven through it, no I didn't stop and the mormon church thing looks pretty imposing from the motorway.

And how did you get such good weather there, 2 days without rain, what luxury!!!!! (hehe)

and lastly if you've been in brummygan do you now sound like Jasper carrott?

[Teresa]

LOL!!! i was born in Birmingham!! lost the accent when i moved away at age 11 and never got it back (i was only there for 2yrs this time!)

mormon church!? where?? in Lancaster? i dont know of it... hmmm... u mean the tower thing with a green roof? cos if ya do it aint a mormon church, its some memorial tower thing...

im on novorapid (called novolog in the US) 3 times and lantus once...

there might be a shortage of nursery staff, but it seems not in lancaster! im in the process of getting on an agency list to do supply work while i find a permanent job! last weekend i sprained my ankle so i cant actually walk right now! but that should be sorted soon... im trying to rest it!

what do u do??

[sand-not-oil]

An OUCH! in sympathy for the ankle, I do mine all the time.

What do I do?
Well that's a complicated issue.
I've done allsorts from working in production at the BBC to selling ladies personal battery operated gadgets (you know what I mean I hope), but at the moment I've gone back to working at the family business, we sell undies and such in a few of the market halls (permanent indoor not the set up kind) around the northwest, and I work as a waitress/bartender in a small hotel 3 nights a week.
I've also started designing & making beaded jewellry with the intention to start selling them at craft fairs in the near future so that I can get out of the earlier mentioned family business (they're driving me to both insanity & a veg like state).
And about the mormon thing maybe I have the position wrong, now I think about it, it could be nearer Chorley! Ooops

[Teresa]

i should imagine working with and living with family could be very difficult!! living with them can be bad enough!!!!!!!!! hahaha!

U sure do sound like ur always busy!

oo, u could mean Chorley, ive seen that there... big white thing?

[rzrbks]

sand-not-oil

to selling ladies personal battery operated gadgets (you know what I mean I hope),

You're going to that place that is Really Hot!!!!!! j/k LOL

there is a humongous legal fight going on Texas, U.S.A. The local magistrates ( I forget which town) are charging a lady for trafficing in Pornography and she could get a long time in jail and very, very large fine.

Stay away from Texas.