Yes, hi! I have type 1 diabetes, or LADA, as I was diagnosed as an adult last year. It's definitely a struggle with the additional stress of keeping blood sugars down, but I've been reading up on it since before I got pregnant and it's doable. If you're looking for a book, Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes, by Cheryl Alkon is a good read. My perinatologist got me in pretty quickly for blood work to check my A1c. I had crazy high blood sugars early on, before I knew I was pregnant, but overall, my A1c looks great, so my dr. Is happy. They switched me from Lantus to NPH, which seemed to help a lot. I'm almost 9 wks now and I have better control now than before I was pregnant. I have my freak out moments for sure, especially when I have an occasional high reading, but I focus on correcting and moving on. Hope all is going well for you!
Type 1 here. I've been for 16 yrs. I'm in an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring sensors. I strongly encourage sensors to watch trends and make sure overnight is okay!!
@kabeba Are you August or September due date?? I'm still looking for a Type 1 friend in September bmb!!
Me: 27 years old DH: 27 years old Type 1 Diabetes since 2001, MTHFR hetero A1298T Dogs: Raider 4 yrs, Dex 4 yrs
Married in July 2014
TTC #1 since late Feb 2016
BFP #1 3/29/16 MMC: 5/5/16 BFP #2 7/6/16 SCH, D&C 8/4/16 BFP #3 12/26/16 EDD: 9/6/17 My Chart / My Diabetes/Pregnancy Blog My Type 1/TTC/Pregnancy Podcast: Juicebox Podcast Episode 118 A1Cs: 1/12/16 6.7% 5/25/16 6.0% 11/2/16 6.1% 3/22/16 5.8% 4/27/17 5.4% 6/13/17 5.3% "Sugar Fancy Tutu"
My official due date is August 29, although they told me that it will most likely be a few weeks before that. If it changes at my next u/s I'll for sure let you know. I'm jealous of your cgm, my insurance only covers it for kids. Right now I'm testing about 10x a day and waking up in the middle of the night to test too. Not fun, but worth it. Happy baby growing!
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@kabeba Are you August or September due date?? I'm still looking for a Type 1 friend in September bmb!!
Type 1 Diabetes since 2001, MTHFR hetero A1298T
Dogs: Raider 4 yrs, Dex 4 yrs
BFP #2 7/6/16 SCH, D&C 8/4/16
BFP #3 12/26/16 EDD: 9/6/17
My Chart / My Diabetes/Pregnancy Blog
My Type 1/TTC/Pregnancy Podcast:
Juicebox Podcast Episode 118
A1Cs:
1/12/16 6.7%
5/25/16 6.0%
11/2/16 6.1%
3/22/16 5.8%
4/27/17 5.4%
6/13/17 5.3%
"Sugar Fancy Tutu"