This thread is fascinating! I never even considered the way hormone shifts (currently have Mirena IUD) could be impacting my insulin needs… I don’t even know where to start to track those things together. ![]()
Any folks with things you wish you’d known regarding T1D and pregnancy? Read a few threads here, and going to check out the book recommendations too.
I’m 29 currently; still not sure whether we will try for biological children. We are in research mode and just considering our options.
My endo gave me a basic low-down on how she likes to manage. She said she requires her patients to have a 6.0 or lower A1c for 6 months prior to trying to get pregnant, then staying at 6.0 or less throughout trying/pregnancy. With my intro to sugar surfing and FUD, I’m feeling like that A1c goal might actually be possible for the first time in my life.
Endo also requires monthly endo appointments, regular ob/gyn appointments, and regular maternal/fetal medicine appointments.
I have a nondiabetic friend who just entered her second trimester with her first child. Her nausea in the first kinda freaks me out regarding what low BG treatment would look like…