I cried when you read the journal entry. I hated that so much of my pregnancy was filled with diabetes guilt, even though I had great control. Thank you for sharing, you’re creating a resource I wish had been available to me! Wishing you the best birth and newborn days!!

Excited for you Michelle and Raffi! That baby is going to have so much love and happiness with you both! I really appreciate you sharing this! I've found a lot of information for type 2 and pregnancy but not as much mainstream info about type 1 and real life experiences.

Really respect and appreciate you for sharing this i know it kinda hard but keep going so exited only 4 weeks left!!!

Thank you for sharing your experinces as they are Michelle ❤ I am not a T1D but here because of a very young beloved family member of mine who is. What you're doing is amazing and helps to understand things with T1D better 🙏 You're positive, tireless and motivated on managing T1D and life well 🙂Wishing you all the very best with everything and a very safe delivery ❤ keep up the great work!

Really love your videos, Michelle! Thank you for sharing everything and wishing you a beautiful healthy pregnancy from Vancouver ❤️

Absolutely loved this video! You’re glowing!! ❣️

Hi Michelle! I also got diagnosed with hypothyroidism (during the fertility clinic’s blood work)! My first trimester was mostly a lot of lows, followed by crazy resistance at the end of my second trimester (and honestly - pretty continuously after that). I had slight nausea but nothing too crazy! Wish I would’ve had your book😊 seems like lots of good info in there! Best of luck for your last 4 weeks! ❤️

Thank you so much for sharing this! It means so much for us future diabetic moms! ❤

So thankful for your pregnancy recap video. I’ve been struggling with fertility issues and pregnancy fear (what an ironic mental toll lol) lately. It’s nice to hear from your point of view. Helps ease some of my fears. You and Raffi are going to be great parents! So excited for you

I’m almost 34 weeks pregnant. And my first trimester was different from yours. I had sooooo many lows. I had morning sickness pretty much from week 6-13 so I couldn’t really eat anything. But so happy for you guys! Not much longer!

I am so happy for you hope that 2021 you can get through that

I really enjoyed watching this, Michelle. Having followed you sporadically over the past several years and after having my first baby last Nov., I was thrilled to see you now doing videos about your pregnancy! Congratulations! I could relate to lots of your reflections. So glad you emphasized the reality that we strive to stay in range but it's not possible to have perfect BG, especially during pregnancy!! I also spent about 85% of my first trimester horizontally, thanks to "Morning" Sickness! Lastly, I learned a lot about what I will eat differently in the first trimester, lime juice popsicles were the bomb to help with the nausea! Did you find any foods that became a staple for you that were OK for your BG control?

Awesome video 💙

Thank you so much for this insight! My diabetic counselor lacked sympathy and I cant believe I made it past my 1st trimester. I am following a balanced diet and it is going well for my sugars but I am very scared to indulge in the slightest. The counselor gave me a lot risk talk and made me feel very guilty to the point that I had initial appointment at 10 weeks and will not return.

i love your vlogs for how grateful you are for everything people do for you and life give you! this was very informative! i ordered the pregnancy book you recommended in the last video, hope it reaches Russia :)

Really enjoyed your blog. Thanks Michele. Your so sweet. 😉

Michelle im so happy for you are gonna be such a great mother and i hope this is gonna be a great birth for you god bless you and raffi and your baby im super exited for you i hope the baby is gonna be so loving with you and raffi god bless you and your family the baby is gonna be full of hapiness trust everything is gonna be ok with raffi you and your baby you are not alone you are with your family and god❤❤😊

Hello love your videos🎉

im suprised you dont have a treadmill or indoor bike. I just got one during covid and it helps so much!

Hi Michelle 👋🏻 Very informative, thanks ! Almost 36 weeks pregnant here 😚 I didn’t have any insulin resistance during the first trimester, quite the opposite actually. I was constantly eating sugar as I had a lot of lows. Especially around mealtime when I injected insulin, started to eat then felt so sick I couldn’t finish my plate 🙄 It started around month 2 and lasted for about 6 to 8 weeks. I almost didn’t take any insulin. At that time I also remember that my mood was quite terrible. I felt so much anger, it was crazy. Looking back, I think I should have reached for mental health support, like you did. Second trimester was quite easy until week 24… and then…. BAM ! The insulin resistance kicked my butt 😂

I’m actually in limbo kind of right now with Hashimoto’s because I also have the autoantibodies, but no clinical diagnosis. My TSH was elevated once with no symptoms a couple years ago, but normal after that. I’m hoping I can go as long as possible without meds! I don’t look forward to having to wait 30 minutes to eat breakfast 😩

Hi Michelle it is so helpful what you are doing !!! when i was younger i had the desire to habe a child but my Diabetes management was a Desaster i felt i had no support and the insulinpump i used were still at the beginning now i m 40 and glad my husband didn't want the responsibility so we dicided against it. im on the Dexcom since November and maybe i will try a pump again after 14 years on pens ?? ;-) All the best for the birth

Hi Michelle, how did you manage working during the 1st trimester? I'm t1D and also have POTS and 7weeks pregnant. The struggle is REAL. I want to stay home and rest but feel like other pregnant women just power through their work schedule...

Hi Michelle did you do any workout during first trimester ?

Just finishing my first trimester and it was sooo hard to manage my blood sugars.😢 Not sure I was in range quite enough, but it was not possible to catch, eternal huddle between dropping and rising sugars😢

Father of 2 here. How has Rafi been during the pregnancy? Is he feeling ready to have a little one around? I felt like I was prepared with my first, and I somewhat was, but there were aspects I had never thought of. My advice is to start preparing for less sleep now, so it's less of a shock when you're up at 3am with a crying baby. Also, find some strong coffee to help on the mornings after long nights. Congrats and best of luck in the coming weeks/months!

Thank you for sharing! How did you manage a full time job early on? Did you tell your employer before 12 weeks?

Did you have any experience with lows or scary lows during the first half of pregnancy? Sorry I might’ve missed you talking about this but I’m curious!

4 weeks away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wouldn’t a treadmill be a good investment to have at home? For snowstorm or late days that wouldn’t let you take a walk around the neighborhood

It's been 40 years since I was pregnant. I had lots of support from my doctors my OB doc was a T1 D himself. But of course we did not have the technology that you have today. All 3 of my babies were delivered c-section. Not sure about women today, are you having a C section. I know you are going to have a beautiful healthy baby.

How is your pregency going

To be honest I don’t realistically think I could actually be pregnant with type 1 diabetes as the birth control pills Set my blood sugar nuts. Congratulations I hope the next few weeks go smoothly for you.

Our teams don’t see you till after 8-10 weeks

I’m confused. How can you start producing any insulin if you’re a Type1? I thought our pancreas was dead. Maybe a dumb question but I don’t understand how that’s possible. 😊

Do you have a name for your baby girl? How are u feeling?

My dr had me take 5mg of folic acid

Can a diabetes transfer from mother to child I am worried about that

Plz reply me