Support group for T1 pregnancy.

13 August 2010
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We’ve talked about this group before on the blog but I was sent this article about it and thought I’d give it another plug.

In short, a group has been set up in Auckland on the last Monday of every month for T1 women planning a pregnancy, who are currently pregnant or who’ve been through a T1 pregnancy. It’s run by a specialist diabetes psychologist and a specialist diabetes midwife (both of whom I’ve met and both of whom I rate very highly).

Unfortunately I work on Mondays as I’d love to go along and give a little back… but I would have been doing whatever I could have to get the time off…

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By Nic on 13 August 2010 at 10.26 am
Posted in Medical Services, Pregnancy
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New BeingDiabetic article added.

26 July 2010
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I’ve been meaning to put this up for a couple of weeks…. in the latest national Diabetes magazine was an article I wrote about T1 and childbirth. To read it, go here.

If you’re interested in the topic of T1 and pregnancy, you can also see a full list of my posts on the topic here.

Finally, if you’re reaaaallly interested, I am speaking on the subject at the Diabetes Youth NZ conference in Rotorua at the end of August. There’s still a small amount of time to register, I believe – you can go here to do so.

Have a good week y’all.

Nic

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By Nic on 26 July 2010 at 9.41 am
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Guest blog: and soon there’ll be three.

14 June 2010
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Michelle (a fellow T1) is a new reader of the blog, and to my absolute amazement she found the time last week to write a guest blog. Amazing because she has two littlies and was 37 weeks pregnant at the time! Tomorrow, Michelle goes in for an elective c-section for her third baby. We wish her all the very best! Here is her story.

Hi all, my name is Michelle Cunningham and have been living with T1 diabetes since age 9 (23 years). My husband and I decided to start a family about 5 years ago. Following discussions with my specialist here in Whangarei over the previous months I tightened my control and started the old folic acid 3…

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By Nic on 14 June 2010 at 9.16 am
Posted in Community, Pregnancy
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Any T1s out there in their first or second trimester?

6 June 2010
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Hi everyone. Exciting news, one of the T1 members of our community has just emailed me to tell me she’s 12 weeks pregnant. Ahhh.

She’s asked me to throw a post up to see if anyone else in the T1 community is in their first/second trimesters, and if they’d be keen to get in touch. If this is you, drop me a line and I’ll hook you up with lady #1.

Hope you’re having a good weekend – yeeeeah, one more day to go!

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By Nic on 6 June 2010 at 6.16 pm
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Next T1 dinner.

4 June 2010
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Happy Fridays people, and for our NZ readers, whooooop!! Long weekend on the horizon! If you have time on your weekend, please do spend ten mins writing an email in protest at the proposed cuts to the Manawatu diabetes service. I’ve not written mine yet and will be doing so today or tomorrow.

The next Auckland T1 dinner catch up is looming – this one is on Monday, 14 June. I need to make a booking in the next few days so please contact me if you’re interested in coming along. (Those of you who’ve been before will get an email from me too). Or, you…

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By Nic on 4 June 2010 at 8.52 am
Posted in Community, Hypos & Hypers, Insulin Pumps, Pregnancy
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