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- Type of diabetes
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- Diet only
My daughter’s husband, who is slim and an active cyclist, he can’t drive so cycles everywhere, 34 but with a dreadful diet. My daughter says he lives off milk and cake! He began to feel really tired some months ago and has recently developed a terrible thirst and weeing a lot ( you know where this is heading). My daughter is aware of diabetes symptoms, I am pre diabetic and she has PCOS which has caused her to also to be pre diabetic, so advised him to go to see the doctor. He went last week and the took a blood test to check his Hba1c. They Had some test strips in their house and his morning blood sugar one day last week was 20.6.
last night they were able to go into his notes from the doctor online and found that his Hba1c test result was 102! I was honestly so shocked by that number, I have never heard of a result so high. He sees the gp on Wednesday.
I think he will struggle. He is a VERY picky eater, low carb won’t be something he will take to easily ( both he and my daughter are aware of low carb as it is how I eat). Seriously shocked and worried for them both. I have said I will help if they ask but my attempts at dietary changes with my own husband and daughter go unheeded mostly, so don’t want to push them there unless they are ready for it.
Has anyone on here had such a high A1c? What did you do to bring it down? Can anyone give me advice. Will he need insulin? Or will Metformin work? Daughter is on metformin due to her PCOS, even though she is pre diabetic.
It actually gives me no pleasure to say ‘ I told you!’ Each time I have been proved right about diet ( husband now type 2, daughter pre diabetic and now son in law!).
Any help or advice will be appreciated.
last night they were able to go into his notes from the doctor online and found that his Hba1c test result was 102! I was honestly so shocked by that number, I have never heard of a result so high. He sees the gp on Wednesday.
I think he will struggle. He is a VERY picky eater, low carb won’t be something he will take to easily ( both he and my daughter are aware of low carb as it is how I eat). Seriously shocked and worried for them both. I have said I will help if they ask but my attempts at dietary changes with my own husband and daughter go unheeded mostly, so don’t want to push them there unless they are ready for it.
Has anyone on here had such a high A1c? What did you do to bring it down? Can anyone give me advice. Will he need insulin? Or will Metformin work? Daughter is on metformin due to her PCOS, even though she is pre diabetic.
It actually gives me no pleasure to say ‘ I told you!’ Each time I have been proved right about diet ( husband now type 2, daughter pre diabetic and now son in law!).
Any help or advice will be appreciated.