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      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
    • 32 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Fortunately that hasn't been an issue for quite some time. If I need help beyond what I've learned from 67 years of previous experience, I'd contact my endo or CDE.
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      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      The resources I use in managing my glucose levels once sick is my own personal experience after living with t1d for 46 years
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      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Just did what makes sense to me- eating less carbs, watching blood glucose more often and taking corrections as needed. Also some level of activity if possible.
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      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Been type 1 since the early 80's learned self management as therapies changed. Unless hospitalized(which I never am anymore) I decide how much insulin to put in my body based on my on going experience with the 1000's of reasons I may need more or less of it. I do love my pump, insulin and CGM so I guess I have to tell the doctor what I do once a year. .. I just keep throwing info and facts he isn't up on till he gets a glazed over look on his face and writes my scripts. I find the most inconvenient part of diabetes is all the people that want to help but don't know much about everyday life with the disease. And NO I do not want to join a discussion group!
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      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Many times I have needed to adjust insulin intake amount in order to cope with illness, but only rarely needed outside help. In the early 1970’s I made some mistakes managing influenza. My BG went very high (no meter available for testing at home), and I ended up in the hospital then.
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      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      Except for those brand new at this, we all know the drill. We know that we need to be flexible, make adjustments, and pay attention.
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      only time that I have been sick was when I got COVID during Jan '22. my sugars were going crazy high and I couldn't understand why but when I tested positive for COVID, in retrospect it made sense.
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    If you have experienced pregnancy with T1D, did you make a plan for managing T1D and pregnancy with your healthcare provider before getting pregnant?

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    20 Comments

    1. Chris Deutsch

      I had 2 pregnancies in the 1980’s, but due to living in a small town in NM, there were few specialists available. Both pregnancies were surprises, but I was in the care of obstetricians both deliveries. I was managing my T1D myself, but we were fortunate to have no complications except for the predictable neonatal hyperglycemia. I realize that I was dependent on the skill of the OB’s. God blessed us with 2 healthy children, now adults.

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    2. AimmcG

      Other than her stressing keeping my sugars under control we didn’t make any changes. I stayed pretty normal. I craved healthier things which was good. I had a terrible low during my pregnancy but all was well. I suppose the plan was that should my sugars trend high or are low we would adjust my insulin but that never happened.

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    3. Gary Taylor

      I am male, so obviously no. However, my daughter, who is also T1D did plan for managing her two successful pregnancies.

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    4. Joan Fray

      I got pregnant while on a mountain climbing trip to the Andes in 1975. I hadn’t planned it, bit it was a happy surprise. I was 25 and had had Td for 13 years already. Once I knew, I went to Kaiser every week for labwork and was really strict about my care. (First time in my life, really. Responsability for another life and all. Against all odds, we got a perfect 9 pound baby boy. The most amazing thing I’ve ever done.

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    5. GLORIA MILLER

      My pregnancy was in 1971. I lived in a small town and had a heck of a time even finding a doctor in the only larger town nearby who would be willing to take me when I got pregnant due to the high risk they thought I faced. I found one that told me to get my insulin requirements down as low as I could before getting pregnant since it would go way up with the latter stage of pregnancy. He was correct in that assumption. No problems whatsoever with the pregnancy.

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    6. RegMunro

      I am male

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    7. Mick Martin

      Personally, I haven’t experienced pregnancy with T1D as I’m male, but my wife carried two beautiful sons for us since I was diagnosed with Type 1.

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    8. Trena harrow

      No plan. It was 51 years and 56 years ago. No technology then. Had 2 healthy babies by the grace of God.

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    9. Sue Martin

      I talked to my doctor when we were thinking about it and she indicated it would be a high-risk pregnancy but manageable. I got a little spooked by the movie Steele Magnolia’s so we determined not to have a baby. My husband said he’d rather keep me healthy then gamble with it for a child.

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    10. Modee

      T1D since 1970 at age 12 and was always encouraged to not get pregnant. As every thing else I wasn’t supposed to do, I did it! 1982 and 1985 I had successful pregnancies and healthy beautiful babies. But the nine months were stress filled. I had lab work twice monthly that included 24 hour urine collections to track for protein. My daughter and my son were both delivered by C-section a week prior to my due date following an amniocentesis to confirm proper lung development. Our plan to not have baby experience harmful weight gain in last couple of weeks proved successful with my daughter weighing 5’15ā€ and my son 7’14ā€. Neither have ever experienced any signs of T1D. I am so thankful for our plan!

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    11. cynthia jaworski

      When I first asked my endo about birth control, I was advised to get my tubes tied. I didn’t bring the subject up again. A few years later,I was delighted to find myself pregnant. Both my (new) endo and obgyn asked if I were happy about this turn of events. When I said emphatically yes, each said something along the lines of “well, we know what to do!). So, I had a healthy baby boy in 1988. I had enjoyed a tremendous sense of well-being throughout the experience.

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    12. Janis Senungetuk

      There weren’t that many plans available in 1969 when we met with my doctor, an Internist, to discuss the possibility of a successful pregnancy. He suggested we not delay since I was was in fairly good health and in my early twenties. Several months later it was confirmed that I was pregnant. I started seeing an OB who had an interest in high-risk pregnancies. All he asked of me was to keep a logbook of my urine test results and continue to eat fresh food. I started experiencing blood pressure issues by the end of the sixth month ending in a c-section delivery 6 weeks early. Our 6 lbs 15.5oz preemie daughter came home with us three days later.

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    13. Claire Tallman

      I spent the year prior to getting pregnant tightening my control to pregnancy target/time in range goals. My baby and I stayed healthy throughout šŸ™‚ it wasn’t always easy, but it was totally worth it! And, I had an excellent healthcare team – could not have done it without them!

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    14. Anneyun

      I had three healthy daughters in the 1990’s. I was followed by a good team of doctors. They were all large babies at birth. Knock on wood, none have shown signs of developing diabetes themselves.

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    15. Amy Jo

      Had a pre-conception consult with an MFM to discuss what steps I needed to take before getting pregnant. She recommended A1c <6% and extra folic acid supplementation. Once I became pregnant, I sent my BG every week for adjustments, in addition to more frequent appointments, US, and NST twice weekly for the last 10 weeks of pregnancy. I was really lucky to have an MFM who did not induce early "just because" I have T1 – she was comfortable letting my body go into labor naturally since my A1c was well-controlled (<5.5%) and NST looked good. I could not have done it without my excellent care team, but I also acknowledge it was super challenging! I am proud of my two children and myself, and look forward to more babies in the future. So grateful for modern medicine, I can't even imagine what you ladies went through decades ago!!

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    16. KarenM6

      I was basically told I was not allowed to get pregnant because it was too dangerous for me and any potential children. I took the doctors at their word. After the “you can’t have children” came, “how are you going to avoid pregnancy?”
      So, no children for me.

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    17. JuJuB

      I *made* a plan – get my A1C under 7%. Didn’t stick to it though. Turned up pregnant two months later. My endo asked, “How did THAT happen?” I nearly fell of the table laughing. “Well, doc, when a man and a woman love each other VERY much…”

      She took my A1C that day and it was 7.1%. Since then I have gone on a pump and am using a CGM. My most recent A1C (about six months ago) was 5.4%. I’m gonna stick with that.

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    18. John McHenery

      It would be unusual for a man

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    19. Wanacure

      I’m happy to read about so many successful pregnancies. Back in the 1950’s a doctor angrily told a T1D cousin her pregnancy would ā€œblow her blood sugars to hell.ā€ Back then urine tests were the norm. Sure enough, she miscarried. So she and her partner adopted. šŸ™‚ It’s really encouraging to read how far we’ve come…at least in the high income countries.

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    20. Cheryl Seibert

      I never make major life decisions affecting my health without thoroughly discussing it with my endo.

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