(Note: This entry is from several weeks ago,)

I hit a major snag with my blood sugar control in the last few weeks. My blood sugar started going up, up, up. And my insulin doses followed. At 28 weeks pregnant, I knew this was to be expected, but I didn't quite know what to do about it.

Really weird things started happening. Like feeling low 15 minutes after eating lunch and testing to find my blood sugar dropped 20 to 30 points after eating. But having just eaten, I would ride it out on the couch for a while until it started to come up. (I am so grateful to have the luxury of working from home!)

Wouldn't you know it, at the two-hour mark, it was higher than it should be (my doctor set my goals at 120 two-hours after meals, with a note not to worry if its 130). Concerned but not consumed with worry, I'd test again an hour later and find it was yet higher. Another hour later, higher still.

When it first happened, I thought it was just a fluke. But after it happened again, only the highs were higher, I started taking more insulin to correct, and of course, sometimes, I'd take too much and crash. It was an exhausting rollercoaster ride, to say the least.

When it came time to send my weekly report to my endo, I realized I had a serious problem going on. My pie chart on dia-log.com showed almost half my numbers were out of range. I sent my doctor detailed notes, with my thoughts on what's going on. Has the baby squished my stomach so much that it's emptying slower? Should I take the insulin after the meal instead of before? Do I need basal insulin during the day?

The reply I got was astoundingly simplistic. It's either one of two things: the meter's wrong or the insulin is bad. Turns out it's neither. The meter was the first thing I checked and the insulin was changed midweek, so it's not that either.

Since being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes four years ago, I've often felt like I'm left to figure out this disease by myself. If not for wonderful online support groups and boards, like the American Diabetes Association , diabeticmommy.com, and here, of course, I probably would have given up a long time ago.

For every question, problem or complaint I've had about diabetes, someone is always there with insight, sympathy, advice or humor to help get me through. My doctor finally called back with some practical advice and we'll see if it works. In the meantime, I'm so grateful to my diabetic friends for getting me over the hump.