Hello Claire and welcome. Congratulations with your pregnancy !
I'm 18 and a half weeks pregnant with my second and I have a 2 year old son. I'm 39 and I've been a type 1 for 20 years.
Yes, type 1 and pregnancy is incredibly hard work but the good news is that with good BG control you have every chance of having. A perfectly healthy pregnancy and baby.
Are you on MDI or a pump ? I'm on MDI (Novorapid and Levemir). In terms of practical advice :
1) Are you carb counting ? / have you been on a Dafne course ?
2 ) your pregnancy hormones will fluctuate throughout your pregnancy (yay!) affecting your insulin sensitivity / resistance. Meaning your background doses and quick acting ratios will change throughout, The only way I've managed to deal with is to test test test ! I test about 10-14 daily (good excuse to treat yourself to a good hand cream so your fingers don't get too sore !)
3) don't know how your ante natal clinic is set up but use the resources that you have there - they are there to support you. I've found the DSNs really good in terms of day to day management and the dieticians are a great source of support as well
4) your hypo awareness will change - I have a glucagon pen and have showed the husband how to use it.
5) you will be looked after really well - I go to the ante natal clinic every 2 weeks (I call it my second home!) . It's up to you to do the work but they are all there to support you . You're not on your own , if you need help ask.
Most importantly try not to worry too much (easier said than done i know !) . As long as you keep testing your BGs all the time you'll have an idea of whats going on , and if you're high (this is inevitable!) then you can correct And bring yourself down safely.
It's a long road and it's relentless but try to stay focused on the bundle you'll get at the end of the process 😉 and one of the perks of being a type 1 is that we get more scans so get to see bubs more often .
I hope that's helpful - pls feel free to ask any other questions - and can I suggest that if you what to respond then you can do so in the pregnancy section as it's probably more appropriate there 😉
Good luck x
