Comments on: Sugar Mommy: Encouragement for Expectant Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes http://www.jdrftalk.org/2009/10/19/sugar-mommy-encouragement-for-expectant-mothers-with-type-1-diabetes/ The official blog of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Of The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shelly Jensen http://www.jdrftalk.org/2009/10/19/sugar-mommy-encouragement-for-expectant-mothers-with-type-1-diabetes/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Shelly Jensen Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:43:35 +0000 http://www.jdrftalk.org/?p=299#comment-99 Dear Friends, Thank you for sharing your stories. I know it can be very difficult to talk about this situation with women who do not have this added condition on top of pregnancy - it really does help to connect with those who can. I am not "dissing" friends and family who try their hardest to understand. But nothing compares to to sharing personal experiences. I wish you all the best and I would love to talk to you more. Please email me if you would like to connect in person or by phone. Sincerely, Shelly Dear Friends,
Thank you for sharing your stories. I know it can be very difficult to talk about this situation with women who do not have this added condition on top of pregnancy – it really does help to connect with those who can. I am not “dissing” friends and family who try their hardest to understand. But nothing compares to to sharing personal experiences. I wish you all the best and I would love to talk to you more. Please email me if you would like to connect in person or by phone.
Sincerely, Shelly

]]> By: Kristen http://www.jdrftalk.org/2009/10/19/sugar-mommy-encouragement-for-expectant-mothers-with-type-1-diabetes/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Kristen Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:59:03 +0000 http://www.jdrftalk.org/?p=299#comment-95 Hi Shelly, wow you really had caught my attention. I do feel alone and very scared. I have been type 1 for over 30 years and now at 33 I just found out I am on week 28 only about 1 month ago. Talk about scared. I am also a single soon to be mother. I have faith in myself and look to everyday as positive as I can. My friends cannot believe what a great attitude I have had. I don't think I have ever changed though, I have always made the best of my condition. I may struggle day to day but I always feel that I do the best I can, that is what I deserve and now my baby will deserve. I wish my parents were more supportive, but I know times are tough. Hi Shelly, wow you really had caught my attention. I do feel alone and very scared. I have been type 1 for over 30 years and now at 33 I just found out I am on week 28 only about 1 month ago. Talk about scared. I am also a single soon to be mother. I have faith in myself and look to everyday as positive as I can. My friends cannot believe what a great attitude I have had. I don’t think I have ever changed though, I have always made the best of my condition. I may struggle day to day but I always feel that I do the best I can, that is what I deserve and now my baby will deserve. I wish my parents were more supportive, but I know times are tough.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.jdrftalk.org/2009/10/19/sugar-mommy-encouragement-for-expectant-mothers-with-type-1-diabetes/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Lisa Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:28:04 +0000 http://www.jdrftalk.org/?p=299#comment-45 Thank you, Shelly, for the work you have done to help create a safe, healthy environment for those of us pregnant or hoping-to-become-pregnant with DM1. I have a happy, healthy 2 year old daughter but it was a tremendous struggle to manage D and all the worries along with it during the pre-conception and pregnancy. I have started to write about my experiences as a personal therapy in preparation for a potential second pregnancy. I will continue to chronicle so I can send it to you. Thank you, Shelly, for the work you have done to help create a safe, healthy environment for those of us pregnant or hoping-to-become-pregnant with DM1. I have a happy, healthy 2 year old daughter but it was a tremendous struggle to manage D and all the worries along with it during the pre-conception and pregnancy. I have started to write about my experiences as a personal therapy in preparation for a potential second pregnancy. I will continue to chronicle so I can send it to you.

]]> By: Lyrehca http://www.jdrftalk.org/2009/10/19/sugar-mommy-encouragement-for-expectant-mothers-with-type-1-diabetes/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Lyrehca Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:45:44 +0000 http://www.jdrftalk.org/?p=299#comment-44 Hi Shelly, I *so* understand what you are talking about, wondering about where the others are who are pregnant with type 1 diabetes. I blogged about my experiences with pregnancy and type 1 at Managing the Sweetness Within (www.thesweetnesswithin.blogspot.com) and found supporters through my readers. My healthy son was born in April 2007, and I have heard from many people since then that they also sought specific insight about type 1 and pregnancy and found a kindred spirit in my site. There are a handful of other women blogging or who have blogged about their type 1 pregnancies as well. Do you know the sites diabeticmommy.com (which includes other women with diabetes, but there are plenty of type 1s on there), the pregnancy boards on TuDiabetes.com, DiabetesSisters.org, and DiabetesForums.com? There are also some excellent Yahoo groups; try PregnantPumpers and PositiveDiabeticPregnancies. And finally, my book about pregnancy with pre-existing diabetes is coming out in early 2010; it's the insider's guide to pregnancy with type 1 (with some type 2 women included, too) I wished I had when I was trying to conceive. "Balancing Pregnancy With Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby" includes the insights of more than 50 women with type 1 and type 2. I assure you you're not alone! (The book can be found at http://www.demosmedpub.com/prod.aspx?prod_id=9781932603323 and wherever else books are sold online. Next spring, it should be in bookstores, too). Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy! All best, Lyrehca (Cheryl) Hi Shelly,

I *so* understand what you are talking about, wondering about where the others are who are pregnant with type 1 diabetes.

I blogged about my experiences with pregnancy and type 1 at Managing the Sweetness Within (www.thesweetnesswithin.blogspot.com) and found supporters through my readers. My healthy son was born in April 2007, and I have heard from many people since then that they also sought specific insight about type 1 and pregnancy and found a kindred spirit in my site. There are a handful of other women blogging or who have blogged about their type 1 pregnancies as well.

Do you know the sites diabeticmommy.com (which includes other women with diabetes, but there are plenty of type 1s on there), the pregnancy boards on TuDiabetes.com, DiabetesSisters.org, and DiabetesForums.com? There are also some excellent Yahoo groups; try PregnantPumpers and PositiveDiabeticPregnancies.

And finally, my book about pregnancy with pre-existing diabetes is coming out in early 2010; it’s the insider’s guide to pregnancy with type 1 (with some type 2 women included, too) I wished I had when I was trying to conceive. “Balancing Pregnancy With Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby” includes the insights of more than 50 women with type 1 and type 2. I assure you you’re not alone! (The book can be found at http://www.demosmedpub.com/prod.aspx?prod_id=9781932603323 and wherever else books are sold online. Next spring, it should be in bookstores, too).

Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy!

All best,
Lyrehca (Cheryl)

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