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Have any type 2 diabetics seen an improvement in your blood sugars during your pregnancy?

Posting for a T2D friend as she doesn’t have Reddit. (For transparency, I’m a T1D)

She’s had pre diabetes and had kept it at bay with meds and food, and only recently at 40, was she officially diagnosed as type 2. Then after getting pregnant, she’s been on basal and bolus insulin during the pregnancy and diagnosed with gestational diabetes. But interestingly, in the final trimester, her insulin needs have completely decreased to zero and she’s trying to figure out why. Even her endo is stumped.

I’m curious if anyone’s pregnancy actually improved their type 2 or put it into remission after giving birth? Or if this is something to be worried about?

Have any type two diabetics seen an improvement in your blood sugars during your pregnancy?

Posting for a friend as she doesn’t have Reddit.

She’s had pre diabetes and had kept it at bay with meds and food, and only recently at 40, was she officially diagnosed as type 2. Then after getting pregnant, she’s been on insulin during the pregnancy and diagnosed with gestational diabetes. But interestingly, in the final trimester, her insulin needs have completely decreased and she’s trying to figure out why. Even her endo is stumped.

I’m curious if anyone’s pregnancy actually improved their type 2 or put it into remission after giving birth? Or just generally would love to hear about the experiences of type 2s during pregnancy.

Does anyone have stories to share of their experience with gestational diabetes, as a diagnosed type 2?

Posting for a friend as she doesn’t have Reddit.

She’s had pre diabetes and had kept it at bay with meds and food, and only recently at 40, was she officially diagnosed as type 2. Then after getting pregnant, she’s been on insulin during the pregnancy. But interestingly, in the final trimester, her insulin needs have completely decreased and she’s trying to figure out why. Even her endo is stumped.

I’m curious if anyone’s pregnancy actually improved their type 2 or put it into remission after giving birth? Or just generally would love to hear about the experiences of type 2s during pregnancy.

One of my goals for the rest of the year is to write more recommendations for my beloved colleagues and mentees.

What kind of things do you like to know about someone that you might hire or recommend?

What stands out to you in a testimonial?

What is something you trust when you hear it from someone else about a candidate?

Also, what would you want to know about a more junior designer (someone I’ve worked with a mentee/educational setting versus a more direct company setting, where there are different types of experiences to point to)?

Would love to see great examples if it’s safe to share after considering privacy, etc.

One of my goals for the rest of the year is to write more recommendations for my beloved colleagues and mentees.

What kind of things do you like to know about someone that you might hire or recommend?

What stands out to you in a testimonial?

What is something you trust when you hear it from someone else about a candidate?

Also, what would you want to know about a more junior designer (someone I’ve worked with a mentee/educational setting versus a more direct company setting), where there are different types of experiences to point to?

Would love to see great examples if it’s safe to share after considering privacy, etc.

I’ve been grappling with something and hoping for some perspective here. I have a 20-year career that is “nonlinear” by definition. But I’ve been having a devastatingly hard time being taken seriously and it’s taking a huge toll on me. Here’s a rough timeline -

- Started in corporate from entry level to middle-management for almost a decade (in digital marketing, early days of UX before it was called that)

- Created my own little startup agency (initially in marketing then in strategic design and research)

- Got a Masters degree in my field from a respected institution (not Ivy, but still a meaningful name)

- Worked with a range of clients, including fortune 100, FAANG, recognizable names, along with small entities

- Tried to go back into corporate a few years ago (before the market went to hell) and got interviews but not offers

- Couldn’t find freelance gigs anymore and started teaching part time as an adjunct (which I enjoy enough but is nowhere near a viable career for me long term)

- All I want to do is to do the work of my specialty - design research and strategy

Now I’m again trying to go back in-house but am struggling so hard. With the exception of a handful of good years, I’ve mostly juggled multiple low-paying jobs and I can’t figure out a way forward. I just want to be a normal person with one salary, so I can live a life.

I’m in the realm of Design Research and Strategic Design, so I know it’s a bit more impacted in corporate/tech than other fields. Design teams feel so gate-kept. It’s ironic, there was a period where people would come to me for advice, but if I applied for their design teams, I’d get deemed not good enough to join the team.

Every rejection feedback comes in with an undertone that I’m not enough this or enough that. I’ve tried pitching myself by industry, by skills, as a leader, as more junior, and am not making any progress. I have never felt so worthless about anything in my life.

Is going off the “corporate ladder” really that costly? I would honestly just give up and switch careers but I can’t bear the financial and cognitive cost of entering a new field and starting from all the way at the bottom. I don’t even know what I could go to… my skills just feel so useless and I don’t know what transitions make sense.

I know this doesn’t mean much when it’s the OP saying it, but I know I do good work, my colleagues have liked me, I care a whole lot, I mentor people, I’m thoughtful in my work. I’m full to the brim of the “skills needed for the future” of adaptability, leadership, technology adoption, innovation, etc. I never imagined it would be such agony to be offered the privilege of being able to do the work that I am skilled and eager to do. I know it’s hard for everyone now, but I don’t think my problem is because of that. Clearly there are people still getting jobs, so what am I missing?

I’m trying not to keep this post too long, but am happy to answer any questions that might help customize any advice while remaining anonymous.

Would love some recommendations on ways back into in-house/teams/corporate, or how to present myself as someone with a nonconventional background. I want to exercise my human agency and solve this but I feel so hopeless. Thank you in advance for the community!

Posting for a friend who doesn’t have Reddit. She’s 41 yo pregnant in her third trimester. She has type 2 diabetes and her A1C has been around 5.5. But when she got pregnant, her doctor put her on insulin for long acting and mealtime. They haven’t given a kind of instruction and she’s having trouble getting control and wants to know more about bowling. Has anyone experienced gestational diabetes and been on insulin? Would love to hear your stories and instructions you were given. Anything will be useful! Thank you in advance!

My partner is having an open myomectomy this week and I want to support her as best as possible. A lot of that includes making food for the days immediately after surgery and the weeks of recovery.

Can I ask some advice about what foods you ate during these recovery times? I would love to know actual meals that you ate that felt OK going down and were also comforting? Thank you in advance! I love her so much and want to anticipate as much as possible.

I know the rule is for fast acting insulin to be discarded after 28 days… how strict is that rule?

I have fluctuating bolus needs and don’t always go through my pens within 28 days of opening (sometimes they are only halfway done by 28 days). I have a hard time stomaching throwing them out because of how expensive they are.

Does anyone else push the limits by keeping them for longer than 28 days? If so, how effective are they? Is it dangerous or just useless?

Edit: I ask because sometimes the ones I’ve had open for 60-90 days seem like they’re less effective but I can’t tell if it’s the insulin or something else.

This might be a silly question but does anyone know how Dexcom and Stelo store their data? I want to recommend it to someone who is concerned about data privacy. I think the cgm data is stored in Dexcom servers but does anybody know if it’s sent anywhere? Or if it’s stored in a way that can be sold to data brokers? Has anyone read the privacy agreement?