First time pregnant type 1 need advice

I’m 5.5 weeks pregnant and have no idea what to expect. For about a week my insulin needs intensified but now I’m noticing I need to reduce my basal to lower than pre pregnancy levels. I woke up with a 65 angle arrow down this morning on my CGM! What’s going on? I thought my needs are suppose to increase not decrease.
Also, what has been your experiences first trimester?

Thanks for listening :smiley:

Congrats on your pregnancy!

I’ve found that in the first trimester my needs were kind of all over the place - pay close attention and keep on it! I had days where I went low and days where I went very high - from what I gather, this is normal… hormones can do some crazy things. It wasn’t until the second trimester that I found a consistent need to increase.

I just posted some blog recommendations on another post:

http://sixuntilme.com (currently pregnant, and she is one of my favorite diabetes bloggers overall)
https://www.below-seven.com/pregnancy-and-type-1-diabetes/ (currently pregnant as well)
Texting My Pancreas: Pregnancy (gave birth to her 2nd child this spring)
https://diabetessisters.org/blog/i-almost-let-diabetes-fear-stop-me-pursuing-pregnancy (this one is to ease your mind when you get scared, really beautifully written)

wish you all the best! :four_leaf_clover: