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If you have experienced menopause while living with T1D, what is one piece of advice that you’d give to someone who hasn’t gone through it yet? Share in the comments your experience.
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I went through menopause easy. The challenge was creeping weight gain and needing more insulin but if you get into a regular exercise routine you can offset that.
If you wake up sweating in the middle of the night, test your blood rather than assume it is a low. Also, expect radical fluctuating glucose readings from extreme highs to extreme lows.
I think I’m in the midst of impending menopause. Symptoms started over 8 years ago with severe lows upon period start. Then more frequent periods that didn’t have my previously predictable week before BG highs. In the last year or two I’ve had increasing difficulty sleeping and wake up very anxious many nights like clockwork around 2-3am. I call them emotional hot flashes. Not noticing physical hot flashes, I’m cold all the time. I was already all to aware of the havoc hormone imbalance can wreak with my T1D and hypothyroidism, but this has been an interesting trip! Will check back here to learn more from my fellow T1D ladies who’ve been through it. ❤️
Hasn’t happened yet
Don’t sweat it!🤣🤣🤣 Seriously tho I didn’t have that much trouble. Just some pretty intense hot flashes. Always talk to your Dr.
When I went through menopause, I didn’t have any of the typical symptoms. I had to ask my doctor and she said that 12 months without a menstrual cycle meant I had been through it.
I went through menopause while in nursing school at age 53. Had awful night sweats. Wishe I had investigated more. They have more treatments available now. So take advantage of any and all. No reason to suffer. I lived on Tylenol pm to sleep. Was diagnosed with LADA after graduated. Well took two years. Insisted I was type 2. Now that was really frustrating.
I had hot flashes for about a year. I didn’t do anything about them other than carry a little fan that connected to my phone for power. My blood sugar wasn’t affected during this time. It actually improved after menopause was completed.
Not to have an offbeat relationship with the truth, but . . . two bits, not one:
• Discipline and
• Humor
T1D scenarios range from bleak to hideous, but discipline must be maintained.
And humor? Well, perhaps best encapsulated by that great New Yorker cartoon from 2016 in which two lambs look up at a billboard showing the Big Bad Wolf, in suit and tie, saying, “I Am Going To Eat You.” In response, one lamb turns approvingly to the other and says, “He tells it like it is.” 🐑😁🐑
Somehow this got posted to the wrong question. It was under 4/5/2024 question. 😞
Not applicable as I’m male. 😉
Just listen to your body and remember we all go through this. I know the hot flashes and cravings especially for sweets are a pain but remember to take your insulin, exercise, sleep and drink plenty of water.
I actually wonder if menopause was the trigger for my T1D. All happened about the same time. Thoughts?
Menopause didn’t seem to impact my BG much, but definitely my energy and weight. Exercise and regular activity along with good hydration would be recommended to fight off the effects of menopause. Fortunately, my hot flashes were minimal and didn’t last too long.