Any type 1 Diabetic Brides out there?

Hi date twin! Have you talked to your doctor yet? I would think complex carbs would be the way to go. Maybe a few pieces of fruit if you're feeling low.

Make sure you dedicate time to eat full meals the day before and the day of your wedding. I think a lot of people get caught up with getting ready and don't have a plan for lunch. Also, make sure you have snacks with you throughout the day. My friend swears by cottage cheese and peanut butter to keep her sugars stable (protein, fat and carbs are a great combo). Stress usually causes sugars to run high. Is that the case for you?

Since stress makes me run high I'm not too concerned about it - I'll just make sure to check more than normal. I plan on having a full breakfast as well the morning of our wedding and then light snacks/lunch stuff for everyone who is at my parents house to get ready.

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Worried about my mom,too! she's had it since she was 7.

she uses slow acting and a fast acting. worried she's not going to be hungry enough to eat. I've got my aunt keeping detail on her to make sure she's fed when i can't check. my mom's too polite and shy to tell anyone else. she tends to run low.

make sure you bring emergency glucose tubes or tabs or whatever you use, with you just in case you accidentally pump too much insulin or forget to eat. not ideal in terms of situations i know, but would suck to leave in an ambulence.

do you have a couple of people who you can count on to make sure you get a reminder to eat and test your blood? you would be surprised at what kind of things you can forget when you're stressed out.

Thanks for the helpful hints, guys!!! My bloodsugar definitely shoots high when I'm stressed and I have a good team to help me out with checking my numbers

My groom is type 1 diabetic. He has told me that stress messes with his blood sugar. I hope our wedding day is not stressful for him. Alicia, I hope your wedding day is awesome!

Me. I'm also on a Minimed pump. I've been diabetic for 28 years. I was able to have a pocket sewn into my corset that my pump will fit into. The main thing is to count your carbs, and stay hydrated! Your endo can help you figure out basals for that day. I have a whole different rate programmed into my pump that I will switch to on wedding day.

Also, do you have a cgms?

My best friend I type 1 and I was her MOH a couple years ago. Throughout the day/night I would just make sure she had eaten and that she checked her blood sugar occasionally. She did great!

I'm a Type I. My sugars also go high with stress. I plan to do a temp basal rate and make sure I have glucose tabs in my clutch, in the event it decides to go the other way! (Which we know it's capable of doing!) Do you wear a CGM?

I think staying hydrated will be key, babe. You won't want to drink to avoid having to go to restroom but you got to!

I don't have a sensor but I'll see my Endocrinologist soon and I'm sure she'll have some helpful tips regarding temporary basals....thanks for the reminder about staying hydrated!!! It's a bad habit of mine thanks for all the stories and help, y'all!!

I used to be type 1 diabetic. I was diagnosed when I was 2, went into kidney failure at 24, and had a kidney and pancreas transplant at 26. I am now 33 and having a few issues with the transplanted kidney. I had an insulin pump for about a year before the transplants and I really wanted to try the CGM, but they were still fairly new at that time. When the pancreas fails (and it will), I plan on going back on and asking for the CGM. Anything to help you control your sugars I highly suggest getting. My diabetic friends are jealous of my transplants, but they have no idea how much I suffered through dialysis and in my every day life. Please... Talk to your endocrinologist and a dietician about managing your sugars during your wedding day as well as other days! I wish all the diabetic brides out there nothing but the best! This is a horrible (I hate saying this word) disease, but it is manageable. I learned the hard way....

I'm a type I diabetic with an insulin pump as well!! I'm planning on having my usual breakfast the morning of the wedding, updated my contract with the Limo driver so that I could have snacks on board, and then will just be cautious with my alcohol intake! Our meal is high protein, minimal carbohydrate, so that is helpful as well.

I'm so glad I searched for this post. Stress makes my blood sugar go crazy as well! Not sure what kind of pump you have, but with my Medtronic I'm a fan of distributing my bolus dose over a period of time, there is also an option to divide my dose so that I can get a certain percentage right away, and the rest gradually infused over a few hours. These settings have been great for days of 'grazing' at various events.

Question for insulin pump wearers, how was dress shopping? I've been having a terrible time and feel really limited with options because of my little robot (as I like to refer to my pump).