Induction / hospital fears

Are you on a pump and cgm? I had both when giving birth and as soon as I said what I had they said they wouldn’t need to check anything unless I needed them to, I also wasn’t on an iv from the start. They started the induction but ended up having an emergancy section but I didn’t have an iv at all after they took that out. I did hypo during the section and after and I didn’t feel low so asked them to pin prick test which they did and in the section they put glucose through the iv and after they watched me eat a glucose syrup and tested avery ten minutes but apart from that I was left to own devices. I would speak you your diabetes pregnancy team and they will tell you what and when they would need to do things

Okay to start my son was born a month early. I honestly dont remember if I had the IV administered as soon as I got in, but I did have to argue with the drs and nurses. My ob/high risk dr I liked but they had me listed as a type 2 diabetic(gestational) which I have been a type 1 since I was 10, but I believe because I was swelled up w1ith such bad water retention they made an assumption. That messed my hospital experience up majorly and since you aren't allowed to eat after the epidural, I was so hungry because the induction took numerous dissolvers which I would of preferred to do it all natural but I was dealing with preeclampsia, my son was large but mostly due to genetic both his father and I are 5'10, but I have a small uterus(bicornuate meaning it's got less room and could rupture). Anywho they put me on a low carb food plan because they thought I was type 2 diabetic and they wouldn't give me insulin after I ate a sandwich and my blood sugar was 140 right after pushing my son out.😐

They hadn't listened to me when I said I need to bolus and later on my sugar went higher and they didnt pay attention when I said I have a correction factor and put me on a stupid Gestational scale where if my sugar is 121-140 I take 2 units, 141-180 3 units, or something like that. It was absolutely rediculous and would send my blood sugars on a unsteady path. To save myself I lied to them about what I was eating and didnt eat hospital foods, they'd say they needed to give me my insulin so I'd say something less than what I needed so I could do my shots that were correct and when theyd give me 2 units for being 121 I kept foods in my bag to fix their stupidity.

@Shellie no pump, MDIs but I’m on CGM which my hospital is linked up to. even though your experience wasn’t your plan, in the end it sounds like it wasn’t too badly managed.

@Layla that sounds so frustrating, I’m sorry you had to deal with that!! Nothing worse than not being listened to when you know your own condition best. Thanks for sharing, I’m going to make sure my husband can advocate for me too if possible

Yes, him advocating for you and making sure you are also prepared is key to getting through with it all and getting out of that hospital.

Also there are ways to naturally help the body prepare if you're up to do them. There are stretches, excercises, and a little heads up that semen actually can help induce you if you are not wanting medicated inductions.

@Layla yes we are researching all of that now and I’m setup with an acupuncturist that can bring on labour. I was mostly concerned about the forced IV and not being able to manage my own meds.

Well unfortunately hospitals require that the monitor and care for your sugars but from my experience I'd say screw that and bring your items anyway but dont let them find out