[sandyhandz]

I've been on insulin since July of this year. The main thought was that the diabetes was aggravated and worsened by a slew of meds I took for fertility treatments. Until a little over a week ago, I had still been on progesterone and estrogen supplementation for my current pregnancy. I had been taking 1unit of insulin for every 6-8grams of carb.

However, now that I've been off the estrogen and progesterone supplementation, I've noticed a pretty dramatic improvement in my blood sugars. I'm now down to 1unit of insulin for every 10-12grams of carb!

I'm barely out of my first trimester of pregnancy, so I know my requirements for insulin will probably increase again as time goes on. But I'm so relieved it's getting a bit better!

Anyone else have similar experiences? It makes me wonder about postmenopausal women and their supplementation and what it does to their sugars.

[Stuboy]

Congrats on your new insulin treatment!! I've just had mine changed from mixtard to basal and bolus and BOY what a difference it has made!! The control is SO much better isn't it!?

Im not on any other medications though so i dont know how they would affect it!