What happens on the big day? Was your wedding, graduation, giving birth, christening, you name it, a big day? What did you do special on the big day to deal with diabetes? Did you suspend your pump? Throw out the diet? Eat the cake? Have a nasty low? Feel awful?
Recount your big day experiences here, we can all learn some tips if we all share.
Rick Phillips
I havent had a big day yet with diabetes and I wonder if things will be different or will i throw aside the rules and feel normal again.
I threw the rules out, and felt awful the next day. Yuckers!!!
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I was just saying this in response to another forum post so forgive me if you’ve read this elsewhere. I got married last April. At the time I was still on MDI. I happened to mention to my dressmaker that I had diabetes and she suggested we make a little secret opening on the side (at tummy level) of my dress. She had the material overlap so you couldn’t see it, but there was a little dome which came undone so I could do my injection through it.
I did do a couple of blood tests over the night (didn’t want to keel over or sweat all through my dress from a low) but overall I drank and ate what I wanted (but I didn’t feel like dessert so didn’t have anything sweet anyway).
You can’t let D get in the way too much on these occasions is my sense. Nic 
Nic:
What a wonderful solution. Yes I did see your post and that is what caused me to start this strand. I hope folks get some nice help from it. You know we all have big days. and I suspect we all do things A little differently depending on the day. I am interested to hear about it.
Rick
that was a good idea!
My big day is coming up in a few months with giving birth. Going to talk to my OB and get a plan of action on how they want to deal with it. I have a cgms so that might be the way to go for me to monitor while giving birth.
Cody:
We will be anxious to hear how things go. Do you know if you will be having a B or G yet?
Rick
Little Girl, Whitney Nicole
Good luck Cody! Look forward to hear how you get on with it. Nic
I was in labor for about 12 hours. The nurses had me take my BGL a few times during the day and evening. When the pushing began I don’t think we ever took a BGL. I have a pump and was allowed to keep it on, some hospitals won’t let you have it. We had lots of juice and candy around. I approached it a lot like going on a long run and got my BGL on the high side before the real work began. Good luck to you!
What a great name, Good luck Cody…
What will our members be doing different for graduation?