36 Week Bumpdate!

I just woke up to go pee as usual or sometimes earlier. They say that this is preparation for when the baby comes and I laugh because I have been waking up twice every morning since about 27 weeks. I’d wake up anywhere from 2-3 am and again at 4-6 am. Either one of those and I’m so used to it now, sometimes I can’t even go back to sleep so here I am writing.

I’m getting much closer and I feel it most in my body. If I am still pregnant passed 38 weeks my OB agreed to let me be induced at a later date than originally planned. As long as my blood sugars are regulated and my numbers are good. I feel like this time around I have been keeping a much better watch on my blood sugars since I know what to look out for and now that my daughter is older I also have time to make sure things are going well for myself. When I was diagnosed with type one diabetes at 6 months gestation while pregnant with Kamilla, it was very intense for me.

It was very much like a death sentence in my eyes. I say this because left untreated and you can have many complications including death itself. I was devastated, I felt cursed, I felt so alone. I really didn’t know anyone else that had type one except my aunt. Even then I didn’t know anything about this disease. I would see her prick her fingers, but never inject the insulin.

That’s because she is using a pump, when they asked me if I wanted to use a pump I rejected that idea because I am so clumsy sometimes that I will literally walk up and brush things unintentionally. My balance is off and really bad sometimes, I have no idea why. So I figured that one day I might snag the tubing on something or that maybe as Kamilla got older she would want to play with it. As it was she would already touch my CGM. (Constant Glucose Monitor) or (Constant Glucose Monitoring System) sometimes she would pull at it and that was pretty painful also.

So for the most part I have been doing finger checks with my standard lancing device and regular glucose meter, and dosing both basal and bolus. I have learned new things since my diagnosis, and it’s much easier to cope with when you are accepting of your situation. One of which I was not when newly diagnosed back on July 25th 2018. I have also learned more about how the insulins work together to help keep your sugars regulated. The classes I took in the beginning were not at all informative so I started doing some researching on my own and with the help of my endocrinologist I’ve been able to find what works for me now.

Being LADA Type one is rare, and I have been in something called the honeymoon phase for some time now. There’s times where I would forget to dose my nightly basal and I’d wake up and my sugar would be 108.. sometimes I am very thrown off by this and it’s easy to throw your hands up and say, awesome! My body is actually functioning as it should. Well the unfortunate part about this is that it’s whatever is in your bloodwork that determines if you still have this disease.

I have been to another endocrinologist to get a second opinion after my daughter was already about 8 or 9 months maybe more. Unfortunately after more testing it was confirmed I did still in fact have type one diabetes. I really don’t know why I have had such a hard time accepting my fate but I don’t think anyone out there likes to know that they are sick or that something in their body is not functioning as it should. Going back to the origin of this post as long as my numbers are in good shape and if my water doesn’t rupture again at 37 weeks OB approved induction for September 30th 2020! My last A1C was 6.2 and I’ve been pretty good at keeping my numbers in range so let’s see, what is meant to be will be. I have my drive up baby shower coming up on the 13th and I plan to take some maternity pictures this weekend so let’s see what’s in store for me! Signing off for now 💖.