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Does type 1 delay onset of periods?

Liltzero

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Hi- just wondering if anyone has any experience of type 1 diabetes causing a delay to periods? My DD has had it for a couple of years and she has just turned 14 but hasn’t started her periods- although she has had other signs of going through puberty. The reason I am a bit worried is her blood sugar is not very well managed really at the moment and every day is a struggle. I started at 13 and I know the average age is generally younger these days so would appreciate any thoughts you have. Thanks
 
Not in our experience, my kid was towards the younger end periods started. 14 is towards the older end but still well within the bounds of normal so I wouldn’t worry. And it is much harder to control BG with the onset of puberty even if periods haven’t started yet. We found we had to massively increase the insulin ratios.
 
Ok thanks for that- that’s reassuring but good to hear any other thoughts/ experiences
 
No - my daughter started her periods a month before she turned 12, which is younger than I was. We did notice that she would have a few days of being low for no obvious reason, this happened several times in the few months before the first period and I was just trying to work out whether it was a monthly pattern developing - it turned out there was, and she would often go low for a couple of days on her period and then go high afterwards (not always though). We also found overall that insulin usage pretty much doubled when she hit puberty.
 
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