Diabetes and contraceptives

Good afternoon,

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 8 months ago, previously took the contraceptive pills and several months after diagnosis as well.

I stopped taking them since my header refused to continue prescribing them in case they altered my glycemia (when I was 3 months taking them and my glycemia were quite well), so I decided to leave them for a season until I controlled my diabetes well.

Today I have gone to the gynecologist with the intention of prescribing some that would be better adapted, my surprise has been when he has told me that I could not take the contraceptive pills since when I inject insulin I would make them ineffective ascontraceptive method.

But he told me that I could put a IUD or a contraceptive implant in my arm.

I have gone out of there, there is a sea of ​​doubts and with the feeling that I wanted to tease me or sell me something because yes.

I would like to know opinions about it since I still perplex.

Until May I have no appointment with my endocrine to talk about the subject, and I honestly do not want to make any decision until I am clarified.

Greetings,

I took them for a while and the gynecologist always told me that the only problem with diabetes is that they can alter the glucose.But that also happens in a normal cycle without pills, there are weeks that rise hormones that cause more insulin sensitivity and others that the opposite occurs.Taking the pills do not produce so many changes so I would say that it is controlled better because there are fewer variables.
As for not being effective for using insulin, I had never heard it, I would consult with another gynecologist if you want to take it.There are with less hormone and they are the ones that recommend in diabetics so that the glucose do not get out of control.
Diabetes is not an impediment to take it.If before you were doing well, now you don't have to give you problems.The worst of the pill are the side effects, but if they did not give you problems before, surely either they do not change to another with less hormone.

They took it away from me for another disease but at no time neither the endocrine nor the gynecologist have asked me if I take contraceptives.
It is something strange because IUD and patch also give off hormones.Both would have the same problem that man said

Forgive to get me where no one calls me but I have gone to a training talk about it and I usually talk to enough people.Tell that header that hormones also lack the glycemia and precisely perhaps with the pills you can have a period always regular and you can better control the glycemia.
And that they stop being effective, I tell you that if so, many surprises had been in this world.
I advise you to go to another specialist and do not know this.

Thank you very much for your comments, I felt very confused and you have been helpful ^^

Hi Carla2112, I've been taking contraceptive pills, and 5 years with diabetes 1, I have had no problem, and less with sugar !!All the best.

@Carla2112 The pill is still effective for putting insulin.
You don't even notice in glycemia.
Change gynecologist.

Insulin does not inhibit the function of the pill as an contraceptive.Change doctor

Hello, I explain my experience that I have been diabetic for many years since 8 and I just turned 45 I have 2 teenage daughters and I have used all kinds of ring contraceptives, hormones.The contraceptive of low -dose -type Sofuret and Harmonet barely alter glycemia would say that even beneficial and that hormonal levels are stable and do not alter the cycle without taking pills are altered since hormonal levels vary.The high dose alter glycemia.If you do not smoke you the low dose.The implant and the ring more of the same and the copper IUD is not hormonal and is going very well especially if you have already been a mother and you have no plan to have more children is worth 50-100 but it lasts 5-10a worth it especially ifYou are regular