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About a week ago my endo gave me Apidra to try and I don't know if it was that, or possibly pregnancy, but my post meal and pre breakfast/post wake up numbers have been over 200, and sometimes climbing. I switched back to my trusty novolog this morning, wound up with one low, changed my target blood...

Hi all, I started clomid this cycle (all of our fertility tests came back normal, but the doctor gave me the option anyhow since it's been almost a year and I took it). I won't know if it worked until about November 8th or so, but if it does, I'm a bit concerned about my endocrinologist....

I'm 11 dpo and my husband and I have been TTC for a few months with the OPK's. I know that your sugars go wacky when your hormones start increasing and mine have been pretty even keeled beforehand, but with some highs now. Today I woke up at 283 after going to bed at 115 and drinking a small...

Develop the winning edge ; small differences in your performance can lead to large differences in your results. ---Brian Tracy As tough as dealing with T1 diabetes is we cannot let it get us down, and surely cannot let it DEFEAT US! When reading this quote it may seem hard to associate it with managing...

Hi all, I've reading for a few weeks now and wondering, do all of us t1's have to have c-sections or be induced, or have there actually been some natural births? I know they induce and do the c-sections for certain complications (pre-eclampsia), but do they just do it as well because we're...

Participating in this week’s Diabetes Blog Week has been an exciting experience and I am glad I participated in it. I have wanted to become more active online in regards to my son’s diabetes and this was a good way to jump start my activity. This week got me out of my comfort zone a little...

12.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE At first I had a hard time coming up to things that I don’t like (don’t like using the word hate) about Type 1 Diabetes, not that I love my son having it heck no! I think I have done such a good job over the years trying not to let the...

I always think about the things i'd love to do RIGHT now if I just didn't have T1 Diabetes. Right now I would spend the next 2 hours waxing my wood floors! haha! I know that sounds lame, but as soon as I get started, 15 minutes in I start to get low...even when I lower my basal or all together...

So this is the first time i'm reaching out for support I guess. I know many women with T1 struggle with their plans for pregnancy, I feel like I'm almost scaring myself out of trying. I'm super intimidated by how tight my control needs to be. Here's my situation. I was diagnosed as T1...

Thanks everyone for your input. My BG readings have come down and I am back to my normal basal rate. I have been reading a very good book called, Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes by Cheryl Alkon. It's written by a T1D and 100% from that perspective. It's great. Anyway, interesting...

Hi everyone, my husband and I just found out we're pregnant! By my calender we conceived 3 weeks ago, but my doctor tells me 4 1/2 weeks based on my last menstrual cycle. ANYWAY, so far I've needed more insulin (not less like many people) during this initial phase. I have increased both basal...

** As part of National Diabetes Awareness Month, I am re-posting a blog I originally wrote on April 6, 2010 As a PWD (person with diabetes, Type 1 in my case), there are certain things that I do everyday without really even thinking about them. Having been diabetic since 1970, to me diabetes is like...

This past Saturday, I participated in my first JDRF Walk for the Cure . I have to say, it was a really amazing event. I haven’t seen any official numbers, but they were expecting 10,000 people and to raise, I believe, $750,000. Our adult T1 Team, “AT1 – We run on insulin” had...

Here’s the basic info: If you are between the ages of 16 and 29 and have type 1 diabetes (or type 2 treated with insulin) and would like to feel more confident in managing your diabetes as well as its personal and social challenges – as well as want to learn better how to navigate the adult...

Yesterday at Six Until Me (thanks again, Kerri!) I described part of a conversation that I had with Mike Kondratick, Director of the JDRF Grassroots Advocacy program. And again I want to thank Mike for the nearly 2 hours he spent on the phone with me. We left off with the JDRF wanting to take a more...

When I was diagnosed with Type 1 back in 1989 (21 years ago) I was told there would be a cure in 5 years. I'm still waiting. ;) Recently at a support group we all realized that no matter what year we were diagnosed, every one of our doctors had told us there would be a cure in 5 years. (It's...

My wife and I are expecting our first child. Of course we are extremely excited and are going through names, etc. I was diagnosed with T1 about a year and a half ago, and my mother-in-law asked my wife what the chances are of it being passed on to the child. I think this is a completely valid question...