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Great news A1c level

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  Oct-28 3:16 pm

I know this was posted forever ago and goodness you've probably had your little one by now but I wondered if I could talk to you about your pump.  I was diagnosed with Type 1 when I was pregnant with my DD.  They put me on NPH and Humalog and I did injections for the rest of my pregnancy.  I got an insulin pump about 3 months ago and am still trying to regulate my #'s.  The thing is I just found out I'm pregnant (today!) and I'm concerned as to how I can do that with my pump on my own.  What did you do differently that brought your A1C to such a good level?  Mine is normally around 6.4 but it was 6.8 about a month ago (after starting the pump) because I had a few weeks of trying to figure out my #'s so I had alot of highs.  I'm just not quite sure what to expect.  Thanks so much if you take the time to read through this!  :) 

  

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  Oct-30 4:12 pm

I am not sure if anyone responded to you or not but I am 26 weeks pregnant and started my pump the week before I found out I was pregnant. My AIC through my entire pregnancy has been 5.5 or lower. I am only on humulog. My insulin has been going up and down since my pregnancy has progressed because I was on progesterone for the first trimester then the levels went down, then I got a sever UTI which raised my levels and finally I am just much bigger now. But overall my levels are really good and I make sure to keep them as low as I can. Let me know if you have any pump questions. I have found the pump to be a bit of a pain but great for keeping my levels down and to constantly remind me to take blood sugars.

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  Nov-5 10:19 am

Thank you so much for replying Rachel!  Congrats on your little babe. :)  I am on progesterone as well but my levels have been decent the last few days. I still need to lower my fasting and my post meals (only when I eat candy or lots of carbs!) but overall they're been decent.  Any words of wisdom as to what you're eating, etc.?

  

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