Hello,
This is a post on behalf of my wife who has type 1 diabetes.
She is 35, weighs approximately 16 stone (this was 13 stone in 2016 and her health did not improve at all).
We live in Anglesey, North Wales, UK..
She has been diabetic since the age of 22, and her sugar levels have not really been under control. She has many hypos..
She constantly feels unwell and nauseous. Her quality of life is drastically limited.
She is on Tougeo background insulin, which she takes once a day in the morning. She is on metformin.
We are of the opinion that there may be hormonal aspects at play which result in her fluctuating sugar levels and we are not convinced it is sileley the diabetes which affects her life, She is on the contraceptive pill at present, but will come off that shortly as that may be effecting her hormone wise.
She attended the Dafne course a while ago, but has not been able to make the most of it. She is looking into the materials so that she can get back on it as soon as possible.
Does anyone have any insight into this at all? Can you recommend any endocrinologists (in private message of course) that could assist?
Thank you in advance.
H
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Hi and welcome to the group and HU, 19mash85 . Thank you for introducing yourself and your wife to the group. Please feel free to continue posting and commenting, asking questions, looking at the Topics/Events/Polls/Pinned Posts for suggestions and ideas.
I'm type 1 and I had been on birth control pills years ago for PCOS and other hormonal issues. When I was on the birth control pills, my blood sugars would go higher each week with the new dose of estrogen in the pills. The blood sugars would drop faster the week of the pills that had nothing in them. Has your wife talked to her doctor about either switching birth control pills or trying something else?
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I hope this helps both of you!
Hi! Many thanks for yout prompt reply, i think the idea is that she comes off it in the next few weeks, so that we can see how well she does without any contraception in her system, will be interesting to see if it changes anything. Thanks again for that
You're welcome. Please let all of us know how she does without the birth control pills after it's been a few days/weeks when everything is out of the system.
Will do, thanks again.
Anytime! Does your wife count carbs.?
She does. She needs to remind herself of the Dafne rules etc but she does on the whole yes.
That’s good. How many carbs does she have each meal and snack?
I’m not too sure, id have to check
Did the doctor suggest a range for each meal and/or snack?
The ratio is 1:1 if that makes sense?
Can you please explain what the 1:1 is?
Every 10 unit of carbs equates to one unit of insulin
Thank you for the explanation. This helps.
Thanks. Sorry i take time to reply
No worries or sorry about anything. Everyone can always take their time to reply.😀👍🌈