Doomed pregnancy?

[Jojokittie]

I recently found out that I am pregnant. Clearly, being on this particular forum, I am a type 1 diabetic. I found out I was a diabetic when I was 21, I'm now 24. 2 years ago I got pregnant and lost the baby around 10 weeks. Now I am around 8weeks and I am terrified to even get attached to this pregnancy because I fear that it is doomed. Is it inevitable that I miscarry again? When I had my first miscarriage the doctors thought I was type 2, so I was only on metformin, which obviously did nothing to bring down my sugar levels. Before I was pregnant this time I was on Lantus and Amaryl. Since finding out about the baby I was taken off Amaryl and put on Humolog to help better control my spikes. So now Ive got my levels down from the high 200's and into the 130's. Is that still too high? I feel like all I do all day is prick my fingers and inject insulin. I am trying harder than I have ever tried in my life. Will it all be for nothing? I just want a little hope. So here is my question...is the damage already done? I am terrified of week 10. Hah. Really though. Once I pass week 10 I think I can sigh a tiny sigh of relief....

[ligawab]

I don't really have any words of advice I can offer you, but know my thoughts and prayers are with you.


ligawab (life is good and we are blessed)

[Keezheekoni]

Don't worry too much about a repeat miscarriage. Lots of women miscarry their first pregnancies and don't even know that they were pregnant to begin with... my mom is an example of that.

I, on the other hand, have had several miscarriages. However mine were unrelated to diabetes... I have a blood clotting disorder that causes my blood to be "sticky", so during my pregnancies I have to inject heparin twice a day.

Please try to enjoy the early part of your pregnancy! If you're not in the grasp of morning sickness, congratulations! Also try and get your numbers down to fasting <95 and two hours post-prandial <120. Those are the current recommendations, I stuck to them, and now have a healthy 2 week-old.

[Katrina Stovold]

Congrats! Lucky you can at least get pregnant! I cant! XX

[Morris "Type 1"]

Firstly and most importantly, it wouldn't be for nothing, If you don't care about yourself enough to figure this out then fine I guess then only do it for the baby's sake.

But what happens if you do miscarry, then you will go back to your old habbits ?

How many times are you checking your sugar ?

See thing is, if you get things undercontrol for the long-term when things like this come up you will already be in a comfortable zone to proceed.

What kind of stuff do you eat etc?

Anyway, the second most important thing is to figure out what relaxs you and make sure you enjoy it in abundance to ensure that stress is not a factor in any of this.

Meditation, yoga, massage, music, .. whatever you can find to chill you out and reduce your stress if you have any. (it sounds like you do)

To summarise, I suggest you proceed to keep the numbers down regardless. You owe yourself at least that.

[rak1978]

Congratulations! I don't have much advice to give you, other than to try your very best to control your blood sugars. I can tell you that I am staring at a very healthy 9 month old (who is about to grab my computer off of my lap). I really tried to control my blood sugars while pregnant, but they were FAR from perfect. Out of recommended range almost all of the time. For some reason, I have huge fluctuations and have a hard time keeping steady...but that's another story.
Anyway, everything was totally fine except that he was 10 lbs. 1 oz and 3 weeks early (imagine if he was on time...yikes!). So, watch out for a big baby! Try not to stress and just enjoy this time. It passes so fast! Pretty soon you'll be holding your beautiful healthy little baby.

Congratulations!

[sarahspins]

Jojo, I mentioned it on the other thread, but I was diagnosed shortly into my first pregnancy... my #'s were scary high. He ended up being my smallest baby (and I was only taking R and N!), and he was totally fine.

Rachel, oddly enough, my control was the tightest with my BIGGEST baby... I rarely went over about 140 with him, was pretty consistently 100-120 after meals, had fastings in the 70's and 80's pretty consistently, so he shouldn't have been "big" becuase of that, and with my smallest baby (#1, who was 7lbs15oz) my #'s were ALL over the map.. from 30 to 200+ on almost a daily basis.. I was almost never in range after meals. My 2nd baby, who was just over 8lbs, I was pumping w/ novolog but I'd still have #'s in the 160-180 range after meals quite often.

I think there's more to baby's size than "just" how well controlled your BG is.. within a reasonable amount anyways.. I'm sure lots of 200+ would be bad :) My biggest baby was 9lbs 5oz, and he was born in 2 pushes just like my other two had been, and after just a 2 hour labor (half as long as his big sister's labor).. for me it was the easiest of my 3 births, so clearly it wasn't a problem for my body to handle... and I have plenty of non-D friends who had MUCH bigger babies with no problem... I think the medical community tends to just freak out when your baby is expected to be anywhere over 9lbs.

[rak1978]

Sarahspins,
You are probably right that the big babies are not always diabetes related, but I always thought that was the case for me.
I am 5' 3" and my husband is 5' 8" and our babies were 8 lbs 12 oz (4 days late), 9 lbs 11oz (1 1/2 wks early), and 10 lbs. 1 oz (3 weeks early). I always just assumed that it was due to the diabetes. I can't say that the deliveries were all easy, but the babies were all very healthy.

[sarahspins]

Yeah, I don't know.... my DH is also only 5'8" (I am 5'7") but his sister was over 9lbs at birth (and my MIL is not a big person!)... so I always sort of blamed my bigger babies on his genes.. my sister and I were both in the 6 1/2lb range.. we were tiny :)

Mine were born at 39w, 38w5d, and 39w1d, so there was not much variance in gestation with mine that could account for their difference in size.

Honestly when my first was born, I did wonder if it was D that made him so much 'bigger' than I had been at birth, despite the fact that he was a completely normal sized newborn.. but when DD was born just 2oz bigger, I figured it's just the size they were supposed to be. I didn't really expect my third to be more than a pound bigger.

[Jojokittie]

Frist of all, I came here hoping to get positive feed back. And while almost all of you had it...I get enough negative feed back from family members and friends. I test my sugars on an average of 7 times a day. I test when I wake up, after breakfast, before lunch, after lunch, before dinner, after dinner, and before bed. Every once in a while I'll sneak in a random test if I feel funny. I eat things like salads with sugar free honey dejion dressing, plain oatmeal, chicken sandwich with one bread slice missing, burgers with missing buns, taco salads with none of the taco crunchyness, tomatos, celery, carrots, etc. I eat NO candy, cake, or sweets what so ever unless it has absolutely no sugar in it. I try my best to stay under 19 g's of carbs. I inject insulin 5 maybe 6 times a day. So yes...I am trying **** hard. I have every right in this world to get frustrated when my levels spike when I havent eaten a darn thing wrong. Now maybe I'm being extra pregnantly hormonal, but that one responce really bothered me. To the point of tears. I try my best to take care of myself pregnant or not. And yes...I am trying EXTRA hard now that I am pregnant.

[Morris "Type 1"]

I certainly aimed to illicit a response, but the one that I got wasn't at all what I had intended.

I was hoping to be irritating enough that it would make you realise that it wasn't just for pregnancy that you needed to get things in order.. Quite clearly I had entirely misunderstood you and jumped to conclusions. It is a shame that I managed to upset you so badly - afteral I am a stranger at the moment and I really don't know your situation.. I definitely judged you wrong, I am really sorry for doing that and I hope somehow I can make it up to you for upsetting you like I did.

I think because the past couple of days I have had some luck with keeping my numbers down I felt the right to preach about things that I still don't fully understand yet, I have almost cut out carbs entirely at the moment as an experiment to try and understand this thing better. In my mind bread is entirely a no-no for me, the slightest bit of carbs I eat totally destroys my sugar level and makes me feel horrible.

I wish somehow my post had gotten lost in the sea of posts that were positive and supporting you, I feel I owe not only you an apology but also everyone else who had contributed in a kind and considerate way because it looks like I have spoiled that.

I really am sorry.

Please don't let something I did cause you to look at this community in a bad light because I am new here, still finding my feet and certainly learned a lesson right now about how I shouldn't approach people here. Besides, the other people here are incredible, I assure you.

[Jojokittie]

I really appreciate your last post. And maybe I did react too strongly. I went to bed last night with a 120 level, took my insulin..and woke up at 165. Then took my insulin, ate plain oatmeal and tested at 150. Then took MORE insulin and ate nothing til lunch...when my levels were at 170. After lunch of chicken and unsweet tea it was at 235. That's when I read your note and lost it. LOL. My doctor did mention that pregnancy hormones can make my levels wonky, but this feels rediculous. LOL. I'm trying. Before dinner I just got a 96!!!! lol.

[Morris "Type 1"]

aww no wonder you are confused lol

[KCP]

One of the things about diabetes and pregnancy is that it can have the ability to make your blood sugars very hard to control. It would seem that you are working as hard as you can to control these sugars and honestly? that is all that you can do. Testing, watching the food and then also trying to control hormonal urges as well make pregnancy a difficult tie. But Like Kheez says: Try to enjoy this experience :) You are doing all you can!

[rak1978]

I really appreciate your last post. And maybe I did react too strongly. I went to bed last night with a 120 level, took my insulin..and woke up at 165. Then took my insulin, ate plain oatmeal and tested at 150. Then took MORE insulin and ate nothing til lunch...when my levels were at 170. After lunch of chicken and unsweet tea it was at 235. That's when I read your note and lost it. LOL. My doctor did mention that pregnancy hormones can make my levels wonky, but this feels rediculous. LOL. I'm trying. Before dinner I just got a 96!!!! lol.

You'll find too that the further you are along, you just become more and more insulin resistant. My endo had me fax my numbers weekly and every time he would increase my insulin. You probably just need a little adjusting. Don't be too hard on yourself. Remember, stress can cause increased levels too! ....hey, I think that's your excuse for a weekly massage! :) There's only so much that you can control. I hope you have a wonderful, healthy, and happy pregnancy!

[sarahspins]

One of the things about diabetes and pregnancy is that it can have the ability to make your blood sugars very hard to control. It would seem that you are working as hard as you can to control these sugars and honestly? that is all that you can do. Testing, watching the food and then also trying to control hormonal urges as well make pregnancy a difficult tie. But Like Kheez says: Try to enjoy this experience :) You are doing all you can!

Yes, and keep in mind that TRYING is so much better than not caring :)

Your #'s will not be perfect all the time - where the difference really comes in, is what you do about the #'s that aren't so great. It will be okay.. and the #'s you had today are really not that bad.

I struggled with lows early in all of my pregnancies... insulin resistance for me didn't really kick in until the end of my 2nd trimester, *however* I will say that some things, particularly dawn phenomenon, definitely did change pretty early, and that was one thing with all of my pregnancies that really kept me guessing right up until the end.

[Morris "Type 1"]

*wonders how you are today* :)

[Jojokittie]

I really am thankful for the positive feedback. You guys are awesome. So I found out yesterday..that I was doing it wrong. I was testing my sugar level 30 minutes after meals....like my doctor told me to do. Noooope! I was supposed to be doing this 2 hours after. Ugh. No onder I was getting rediculous readings. LOL. Today I actually had a low of 70. Then after lunch it was 125. YAY!!! Then before dinner it was 120. So I feel a bit better.

[Tsukia]

Know that you aren't the only one and just because you are diabetic does not doom a pregnancy. I have been diabetic since 16 being told I was type 1 then type 1.5.

I am currently entering the third trimester of my first pregnancy and apart from some emotional issues (which do effect my bg's) the pregnancy has gone well. If you only had to switch one medication you are lucky I got taken off of a few completely and had to change another.

Best advice I have is relax and talk to your diabetic team often. The others are right I have been dealing with my own insulin issues, the pregnancy causes you to need less sometimes and more others it isn't fun and makes me feel like I was just diagnosed again. Just know there is support out there and try to relax if you are concerned talk to you team. Some people are able to get pumps to help with the constantly changing needs with insulin while pregnant, something to look into ;)

Good luck, keep us posted
and if you need to pm me we can share the ups and downs of diabetic pregnancies

[Jojokittie]

I am actually doing better. I think I might finally have a bit of a handle on things. Learning about the dawn phenomenom has helped a little. Last night I woke up around 3 and ate 4 cherries. When I got up this morning my fasting level was 83!! Also learning to test 2 hours after eating instead of doing it 30 minutes later has helped tremendously! Yesterday my levels ranged from 71-125. I dont think my doctor knows what he's talking about telling me to test 30 minutes after meals. LOL. Instead I spoke to a family member who is an NP and she has quite a few diabetic patients. She has helped me more than any other doctor I've seen. :)

[genie86333]

Great to hear things are going better!

[jwags]

I think you have to think positive. I lost a baby full term, 25 years ago and was devastated and afraid to get pregnant again. At that time I wasn't even diabetic. They couldn't even give me a reason why it happened. I did get pregnant within 4 months and gave birth to a beautiful baby boy who is now a successful hedge trader in a bank. I also had another son and daughter who are now in college. What got me throught my grief was that God works in different ways. For some reason he wanted my little angel in heaven with him but gave me 5 other children to raise on earth. I'm sure you will be fine but understand your worrying. I was there everyday until I gave birth. Good Luck.

[Jojokittie]

I think the reason I am freaking out is because someone once told me that an A1C over 6.5 means that any pregnancy is doomed. That has forever freaked me out. I'm afraid that if I even have a BG of over 200 for even 2 hours will stop the baby's heartbeat. I'm hoping I will relax when I'm out of the 10 week mark (that was when I last miscarried), but I'm worried that I wont relax...LOL. I feel crazy.

[genie86333]

I had a diabetic pregnancy & was never given an A1C (just a OGTT) or even told to monitor my blood sugar, or given a special diet. They didn't even test my blood sugar after I was diagnosed at the doctor's office. So, I thought it was no big deal. Then, my daughter was born and was over 11 lbs (which means my blood sugar was probably sky-high the entire pregnancy!) Other than the temporary shock of sudden drop in blood sugar when she was born, she was perfectly healthy.

[slipperyelm]

Oh Jojokittie, you have been given some mistaken information more than once. No wonder you were so scared.

Do you have a doctor who specializes in diabetes? Do you have an OB-gyn doctor? What doctor is making the adjustments to your meds during pregnancy?

You say you are type 1 and diagnosed, um, did you say 2 or 3 years ago? Well I think there may be a basic misunderstanding on someone's part. That Amaryl you used to take is given to people who have a pancreas that does secrete insulin and is in fact capable of secreting even more. It is given to Type 2s, not Type 1s.

And the Lantus insulin alone would not be enough insulin for a Type 1.

I mention this because I think the fact the you are Type 2 probably had something to do with your medical people not giving you a good education on handling your diabetes. Sometimes they seem to act as though Type 2s don't need to know much or do much. What a shame, and now it has helped cause all this anxiety for you in your pregnancy!

That is really a huge break through that you found out the proper time to test your blood glucose. I am so relieved that you learned that.

Listen, many, many women give birth to healthy babies every year even when they did not have the greatest control over diabetes. Most likely you will too. Heck, I am old enough to have friends who were born to Type 1 diabetic moms back in the days when the best the moms could do to know their blood sugar was to test their urine for any sugar slipping through. There were no home blood tests. That meant they would only know about being high well after the fact and not until their blood sugar had been over 180, possibly sky-high. There was no Lantus to meet the most basic needs. There were few choices for insulin. Many were just told to inject the exact same amount of insulin every day at the same times.

It was a crude way to manage diabetes, but it was the best that could be done at the time. Even with all that going against them, these women gave birth to healthy (though big!) babies. Some babies needed some extra help for a while, but basically they were fine.

I'm telling you this because I am hoping to reassure you. I'm so sorry you were scared through these first weeks of your pregnancy. Most likely everything is going to be totally all right. And once you have that baby, you'll have all the more reason to continue learning about diabetes and how to do your best with it. My child was already 5 when I was diagnosed, but he was quite the motivation for me to get it turned around. :)

I wish you the best pregnancy ever and the most beautiful baby ever.

[Cloudedbrains]

I have had several miscarriages all at various stages but all happened before I was even diagnosed with diabetes (but I had other serious health problems).
Every miscarriage brings heartbreak but every new life brings joy too.

Enjoy being pregnant hun and you can only do your best :)

[Candace]

I am 19 yrs old, i've been type 1 diabetic for 3 years, i do not have children nor am i pregnant. I just wanted to find somewhere to talk to diabetics who have had or are having babies. I have so many questions and i need a little reassuring. I get very discouraged thinking i will never have a healthy baby or even be able to get pregnant, because i've never been told different, no one in my family is diabetic! My worries are basically im afraid if my sugars arent perfect my baby will be born unhealthy or i will lost him/her. Im also worried about my baby becoming diabetic early or later in life. I have been told by my doctor its hard for diabetics to get pregnant even if there BG is under controll..is that true?? I know this is long, but i reall really need some positive things about being diabetic and pregnant, and just what to kinda expect. When i was first diagnosed the doctor told me i would never have kids and that broke my heart. Im not planning on having kids for a few years, but i need to prepare myself, please give me all the info anyone has!! =) thank you!!

[Morris "Type 1"]

@Candace

I can't say a lot but I know that I have seen posts here by diabetic women who have had children, it would seem to me that there is no logical reason for it to cripple your chances at motherhood.

I think part of the problem is a lot of people don't take care of themselves, especially as diabetics, so maybe there are complications that arise similarly along the lines of the blindness, amputations, etc that we are threatened with down the line if we aren't careful. So maybe the doctor has seen people who are in the worse kinds of states and just assumes that one size fits all.. I don't know.

One of the things I do is hypnosis, the subject of hypnosis and doctors come up from time to time, basically a doctor is a hypnotist by virtue of their position and the level of trust people give them. For many people what happens is the part of the brain that says, "NO WAY!", to anything undesirable becomes suspended or switched off and somehow whatever the doctor says appears to be the gospel truth. So much so that the patient ends up taking on that information as a belief, it becomes a part of them. You have seen how much fear the doctor has instilled into you, this is the problem, generally speaking most so called professionals are not experts. If we have no one else to turn to, we accept what they say, give in and just proceed according to their plan. Often times this can be bad..

People make judgement mistakes regularly, it just so happens in their case it ruins lives.

As far as I can tell you will have minimal intrusion from the diabetes.

[Candace]

Thanks so much for your advice! Im just so confused, because when i was first diagnosed the doctor told me i'd never have children, pretty much killed every dream i ever had about having a family. Than i got transfered to another hospital and they told me basically that doctor was a liar because it wasnt true. Its just hard to believe doctors when they arent diabetic or diabetic and pregnant. Thats why i came here because most everyone is diabetic and is either currently pregnant or has been. I just needed to be reassured that it can be done with no complications. One thing they did tell me was it's likly that i will be on lots of bed rest, and working very little when i am pregnant. I need to get all my facts straight lol.

[RedRD]

I've been a diabetic for 23+ years, have 2 healthy children 6 1/2, 4 years - and the pregnancies were stressful, but ended w/no problems. My BG levels were a tad high the first trimester, and I'd freak out on occasion. I tested about 50 times a day, it seemed like. I think it made it worse...obsessing. But, I did have 2 healthy babies!!

Hang in there - sounds like you are doing well!

[Candace]

Its soo good to hear that!! Im happy everything went great with your pregnancies. thank you!! =)

[cynthiazinn]

Hi. I am 24 type 1 as well. I have been pregnant 2x since age 19 and I can assure you that both of my pregnancies went very well. I have a wonderful healthy son and a beautiful little girl. I think that being pregnant gave me even more motivation to take care of myself, it's like you are doing it for someone else. I would say don't be so strict on your diet. Eat what you like during this short time. Just make sure that you are extremely accurate about counting your carbs and injecting the proper amount of insulin. This is really the key to keeping those sugars down and having a healthy baby. If you are a bit high, like you say 130's, try drinking a full glass of water and taking a stroll around the block, worked for me every time. The worst problem I had was after the birth my children both had blood sugar crashes. I would love to chat with you more! Besides being a diabetic mom I am also a nurse. Hope I can help.

[Candace]

You did. I LOVE to hear about diabetic women having healthy babies because it gives me more confidence that i'll be ok. I absolutley love sweets, i try to limit myself as much as possible, which is probably one candy bar a week, or something. Im not sure what type of diet to have when im pregnant, i definitely dont want to eat sweets, because im afraid something will happen if im too high. But i also know that healthy carbs is something i'll have to have. I think my main problem is that i've been told nothing but negative things about being diabetic for 3 years. All the bad stuff that can happen if you dont take care of it, and i understand thats something we all need to know. But the Doctor that diagnosed me said i would never eat candy again, never have children and i would have to quit the dance team i'd been on for 3 years. NONE of that stuff turned out to be true.

[Keezheekoni]

I've been a T1 for 20 years now and have six, count 'em SIX, lovely, healthy children! :)

My oldest is 19 and my youngest is 3 weeks. All but the last pregnancy I delivered vaginally, with no pain meds. The last one was tangled severely in his cord and there was no moving him down, so I opted for the almost-emergency c-section. He's healthy and breastfeeds great!

[vandar]

Another great place to look for advice/support is DiabeticMommy - Diabetes Pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes, Trying to Conceive with Diabetes (http://www.diabeticmommy.com). It's nice because it's specifically for diabetes and pregancy. There are lots of older posts to look through, and sections dedicated to each trimester and specific concerns during those times. Good luck!

[ghostb]

useful site vandar

[JLSau]

I was reading your posts and became very interested because I am feeling the same way you are right now. I, too, was pregnant and lost the baby (however, my loss was at 18 weeks). I am now 11 weeks and extremely nervous.

I just wanted to let you know that there are people who feel confused and concerned just like you do. I too can have the best meal and have a crazy sugar reading and other times I can eat something a nutritionist would snatch away, but my levels be amazing. But, I worry, too that the same thing that happened to me during my first pregnancy will happen this time. Maybe we can both keep each other focused on the positive side of being pregnant :)

[knorris]

I lost a baby pre-diabetes and many years ago. I can say that I was aprehensive and frightened until the amount of time had passed on my 3rd pregnancy. So the fear and worry can come from having lost a baby previously. Then add diabetes and the uncertaintys there too. I will be praying for you both
Karen

[krysnsho]

Ok, I have a lil girl, 6yrs old. When I got pregnant with her I wasn't in the best control, a1c was around 8. She was born 5 weeks early and weighed 8lbs, she had jaudice but other than that she's been healthy. In june I found out I am preg again, two days after finding out I got the results to may's a1c (12.4)! I had the first trimester scan done at 11 weeks, the results were fine. I am now 18 weeks and still hanging in there. I just got my newest a1c it is now 6.1 (I've been workin hard). Anyhow my advice is that there is a plan for everything, do the best you can and that is all u can do. You will regret it if you spend the whole preg just worrying. I need to follow that advice myself to be honest. While the numbers are very important, they don't define the pregnancy. Keep your head up and try to focus on the positive. You will be fine

[Mich]

Hi Jojo,

Relax. Breathe deeply and think good thoughts. Move forward. Just believe that things will be ok. I started out just like you both times and I have two healthy daughters. One was born before we had meters. We were doing our best, but just guessing. The second was born a year after I got my first meter.

Both were big babies. The one who is petite now was the bigger baby, the one who was a post basketball player weighted less than her sister. Both were C sections and delivered early because the doctors preferred it then.

I ate healthy stuff, tended toward low carb but did not limit fats because they help the baby's brain grow. I remained calm whenever possible, avoided coffee and chemicals like nail polish remover and such. I took vitamins including folic acid. Ask your Doctor and then check out his advice on the internet.

Enjoy your pregnancy, sing to your baby (and have daddy do it too) and trust that it will all work out.

Congratulations,
Mich

[mma2charlie]

i am 27 weeks pregnant and experiencing the same problems—totally inconsistent readings and insulin boluses that don't seem to take any effect! my blood sugars are great til about 2pm, when either my lunches (which i try to limit to low carb and even over-bolus!) or my pregnancy hormones make them skyrocket and stay there. i've never been so frustrated! my a1c is okay according to the charts, but the high blood sugars (200-240) that last for up to 4 hours sometimes really irritate the sh*t out of me. all i can do is bolus again and again, or sometimes take a shot in addition to the pump bolus. miraculously enough it works most of the time, and i don't get a crazy low from the stacked insulin. if you try it, just monitor your sugar levels every 30 min. another tip my endo gave me is no matter what your sugar level is, you should wait at LEAST 30 minutes between bolus and eating. i use Novolog and thought that all i needed was 15 minutes for it to take effect. WRONG. after wearing a continuous glucose monitoring sensor i could see very clearly that my levels didn't significantly start dropping til at least 30 min after bolusing. ALSO, make sure you wait til your blood sugar is below 100 before eating. both of these factors are key in keeping levels in the normal range 1-2 hours after eating. here's why: if you chart out where insulin (Novolog being used as example here) hits its peak, it'll be about 2 hours after bolus. food is pretty much digested (sugar-wise) 1 hour after you eat it...SO, if you eat immediately after your bolus, your food/sugar will peak 1 hour later, but your insulin is still ramping up. The curves/peaks won't match and you'll end up with a high after eating. make sense? it really opened my eyes to better control, and i've had type 1 for over 10 years! so much for product labeling telling you that insulin takes effect in 15 min (again, using novolog as an example). and for context, i am not an overweight person. i exercise, eat healthily and watch my carb/sugar intake. but back to being pregnant...it's def getting harder every day to keep sugars completely normal. i'm just hoping that all my docs approving of my a1c level means something in the end. my little boy is not growing at an abnormal rate (he's in the 45th percentile for fetal development) and all organs have formed correctly (as far as they can see).

ultimately, we're doing what we can!! good luck!

[Katrina Stovold]

Im telling you! Its hard!! No day is ever perfect sugar readings, some good, some high, some low!Very sad and frustrating and stressful! Im worry alot!!! im only 7 weeks preg and struggle with it ev day!! xx

[notti426]

Wow, maybe you need to go on a pump? That is so many pokes for you! Tell all of your friends and family that until they live with it, they cannot comment negatively to you! My pregnancy has been with the awful LOWS, not so much the highs. But because our own chemistry is so different, so is our bodies responses to pregnancy. I totally understand your anxiety about this pregnancy. As diabetics we are more susceptible to them. I was afraid as well to get attached to my pregnancy. I am now 15+5 weeks and while I am definitely more attached to it, I am still afraid of losing this baby. I wish you the best and good luck to you!