New, ttcing, diabetic & PCOS

brneyedgirl · #1 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 09:20 AM

Hello

I just wanted to introduce myself. I am 38 years old and have been ttcing for 2 years. I have been married for 2 years as well. I was just recently diagnosed as diabetic. I also have PCOS. I live in toronto, canada.

genie86333 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 05:46 PM

Hi! Welcome to the forum!

How are you caring for your diabetes?

Just curious, what's ttcing?

yannah · #3 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 05:48 PM

Hi, this is a great place to come. Please give us so more info. How are you doing? Are you type 1 or type 2?

Welcome!

KCP · #4 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 09:55 PM

HI!!! You sound like me, except im 25 with PCOS and T1 diabetes and TTC'ing

Welcome and I hope your journey will soon end with TTC!!

Genie: TTC'ing is = Trying to concieve IE have a baby

brneyedgirl · #5 (**permalink**) 12-17-2008, 09:53 AM

Thank you everyone

I am taking metformin and trying to lose weight.

I've been very upset because my HB!ac's are between 12 and 15. I've been trying really hard to get it down. I had to get it down by January 15th. That's when I go see my endcrinologist.

Keezheekoni · #6 (**permalink**) 12-17-2008, 10:49 AM

Yikes! 12 to 15 and my OB would kill me for TTC...

The rule of my OB is an A1c of less than 7 and ideally less than 6 while TTC and throughout the pregnancy.

Right now I'm less than 7, but my next check in a week should be less than 6. I've adjusted my insulin since my last check.

I hope you do well with your TTC, but please get those numbers down beforehand!

scarlet · #7 (**permalink**) 12-17-2008, 01:07 PM

Hi there,

I'm also 38 and recently diagnosed as diabetic. I had three children and was gestational diabetic with all three. I am also polycystic and lost an ovary when I was 19 from a softball sized cyst. I was lucky in that my multiple cysts did not stick around long or were easily removed.

I've had issues with sugar since I began to menstrate and wish more information related to the estrogen/insulin/cortisol loop were out there. *sigh* the vicious circles are maddening.

I hope you can concieve

it's worth all the trouble. I sought out help with sugar through NAET (NAET - Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques are alternative allergy medications used to reduce or eliminate allergy and disease) and truely believe it made a huge difference.

thanks

Scarlet

genie86333 · #8 (**permalink**) 12-17-2008, 04:54 PM

Ah, thanks, KCP! Hope things work out with that for both of you!

Blueeyes409 · #9 (**permalink**) 03-28-2009, 09:46 AM

HI I am new here. My name is Sandy and I just found out last month that I am diabetic. We were TTC when I found out and now we have put it on hold. I hope that you can get your numbers down and get your BFP.