If you are ill, more glucose is released into your bloodstream and your body becomes resistant to insulin, which can mean a rise in your blood glucose levels, so you may need to take a higher dose of insulin.
Use the following ‘sick day rules’ to take extra care of your diabetes
Call your healthcare team if you need help.
Keep taking your insulin and/or other diabetes medications even if you don’t feel like eating. You might need more than usual.
Test your blood glucose levels more often
Stay well hydrated. Have lots of unsweetened drinks to avoid dehydration
Eat little and often, and have carbohydrate-containing drinks if you cannot keep food down.
Diabetes UK. Dealing with illness, https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Living_with_diabetes/Illness/
Review dates
Last reviewed: 1 September 2015
Next review: 1 September 2018
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Type 1 or 2 diabetes and pregnancy: who will be involved in your care?
Different local areas have different arrangements for type 1 and 2 diabetes care in pregnancy, but your team will include specialists in a number of different areas.
Long term effects of type 1 or 2 diabetes in pregnancy
The fact that you have type 1 or 2 diabetes in pregnancy does not mean that your baby will get it as a child. But they will have an increased risk of getting it later due to genetics.
By the second trimester, as your baby grows and starts to kick, you may need more insulin. Your medication and insulin needs will be regularly reviewed with you.
The treatment you were using to manage your diabetes before you became pregnant may change during pregnancy. If you were using tablets, you may have to start using insulin.
If you have type 1 or 2 diabetes in pregnancy, you will get extra care. This is to keep you safe and keep the risks to you and your baby as low as possible.
