Oops - didn't mean to suggest an answer. Anyway, Paula, I was wondering if you had mentioned to Medtronic or whichever company is sending the info on to your insurance company that you are pregnant and/or trying to get pregnant. I think that really helped push my CGM thru the process because my A1C levels have always been great, too. I checked my bloodsugar 8-10 times per day pre-pregnancy and probably almost 20 times a day during pregnancy. I just got my CGM so I still have to take the training class, but can't wait to get started!
As a mother of 2, have type 1 for 26 yrs and work in Labor and Delivery I can tell you there is no such thing as a perfect blood sugar. Check every 2 hours and adjust accordingly and don't beat yourself up. Of course you will try your hardest as we all do. Poor blood sugars = large babies and big problems. Problems with high bs= birth defects and also low sugars for your baby at birth. Have 3 months of great sugars but don't just go off your A1C- you know what they look like most of the time and if you are high and low your A1C will look great but your control really isn't. Definately use a pump if you aren't already. Remember if you can keep your blood sugars perfect at night that is 1/2 the pregnancy with perfect blood sugars!
My name is Desiree Cameron and I was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at age 8. However, my pregnancy wasn't planned. When I got pregnant my Hba1c was an 11, three months later I had brought it down to a 7.5. The one thing I noticed about pregnancy and juvenile diabetes is that your insulin demands change every week to 3 weeks. It's just like coping with diabetes when I was alot younger. I'm 5 months pregnant now and can feel my baby move and all that and every test so far tells me that i am going to have a normal baby
Hey Jngrant,
Yes, I did mention that and I also mentioned that while on the pill I noticed that estrogen caused me to be insulin resistant so that's why I had to switch from orthocyclin pills to progestrone only pills a few years ago but they still denied me. Well now that I am not on the pill, I want to tell my insurance company "I told you so" because my blood sugars and insulin requirements are so different depending on my menstrual cycles. Unfortunately, I have lost interest in fighting for my CGM because I don't think I can conceive but I am going to start writing another letter to the insurance company soon because I guess it would be nice to have the CGM to prevent my highs during the middle of the month and the extreme lows that I experience right before my period. Good luck with your CGM and let me know how you like it.