Any ladies with Type 1 diabetes out there?

Hi everyone! I am newly diagnosed from May of this year. I went into DKA and was told that if the ambulance hadn't have been called I would have gone into a coma within a few hours. It was so scary and was in the hospital for 11 days, 5 of which was in the ICU where I was also suffering from Pancreatitis. Since then I've gone to the hospital 4 more times. Its been a rollercoaster and now after being out of the woods for a few weeks, I'm finally trying to adjust to this new life. I'm struggling with creating a eating schedule (since I never eat at the same time), figuring out what I can and can't eat (my endo doesn't want me to carb count yet, which is frustrating), and feeling well enough to go back to work and school. Please feel free to add me, as I am looking for a lot of support.

Also would like to add how amazing it is to see all of the women on here that have had children. Right before my diagnoses my husband and I had decided to start trying to have a baby. I was so devastated talking to different doctors that used scare tactics on me saying that type 1's are high risk and that the babies don't do well. Now, after doing a lot of online research I know I can get pregnant but Ill just have to put it on hold for maybe a year to get my body and sugars in better shape. I would LOVE to hear from the other mamas on here about your pregnancies.

Hi Everyone!
I am a Type 1 diabetic, I've had it for 16 years and I am 23. I gained 20 lbs out of no where about a year ago, after several feeble attempts to lose the weight, I started going to the gym 5x a week and really taking control of my diet 3 months ago. (I can proudly say that I have not had fast food for 7 months!) Problem I am having is that I am not losing any weight. At first I thought that I was just building lean muscle, and I was losing inches, but for the last 4 weeks I haven't lost inches or weight. Any helpful tips??

Are you having many lows? I know that I found with lots of exercise, that I was going overboard on my calories because I was constantly having to cover lows.

At first (maybe the first two weeks) I was experiencing them, but I've been calibrating my medicine to what I need. Now it's very seldom where I have to cover lows.

Also would like to add how amazing it is to see all of the women on here that have had children. Right before my diagnoses my husband and I had decided to start trying to have a baby. I was so devastated talking to different doctors that used scare tactics on me saying that type 1's are high risk and that the babies don't do well. Now, after doing a lot of online research I know I can get pregnant but Ill just have to put it on hold for maybe a year to get my body and sugars in better shape. I would LOVE to hear from the other mamas on here about your pregnancies.

am not diabetic myself but just wanted to state that as child of a T1 diabetic with several T1 family members ALL the children have done absolutely fine and we could certainly be considered 'normal'!!

out of 10 children in the family born to T1 parents, only 2 have developed the disease themselves and one other has an unrelated autoimmune disease. Don't let T1 hold you back from leading a normal life.

Hi everyone! I am 41 with type 1 diabetes. I was originally thought to be a type 2 who required insulin, but I finally got the testing (c-peptide and GAD65 antibodies) and was found to actually be a type 1.

I recently started on a Minimed pump and CGM and I love it!!!!

I do seem to have a lot of trouble losing weight now that my sugars are so tightly in control. Exercise makes me nervous because of hypos, but I need to just buckle down and learn to manage it just like everything else.

For the woman who asked about pregnancy: I had two pregnancies on insulin and had happy healthy babies. They will monitor you very closely. They wanted my A1C right around 6.0 before I got pregnant, then to keep sugars at 140 or less 1 hour after meals. It takes some work to be disciplined with carb counting and testing, and also logging your carbs/sugars for your medical professionals. It's easier, though, when you know it's for your baby's benefit. You can totally do it!!!! Learn all you can now and it will be completely manageable.

Hey everyone. I am type 1 Diabetic as well. Have bee for 28 years now.

What I was wondering is how you deal with low sugars and your calorie intake? With watching what I eat and more workouts I tend to have low sugars more often (and of course I am watching my Insulin intake as well). How do you stay under your calorie intake for the day if you have low sugars? I just started and so far decided to try to eat healthy carbs when I have low sugar but not to notate them.

Glad for any response.

Gisi

I've been t1 for 27 years and am also struggling with weightloss. When I started on here I weighed 165 and am currently 150. I love all my friends here but would really love to meet some fellow type one-ers to talk with and support since we all know the stresses and go through similar situations. So please to all reading this, add me. I'd love to meet all of you :-)

Hi all, I've been diagnosed type1 for the last three years. I lost a massive amount of weight before I was diagnosed, and as soon as I started insulin piled it back on. So far this time I have managed to keep my sugars regular with exercise and a lack of carbs, abd only taking my long acting.
Feel free to add me as a friend, would definitely be nice to have people around who truly understand.
Lisa