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@loobylou thank you for your reply....your husbands scenario does sound very similar apart from one fact ....that he exercised more...Molly, this sounds SO familiar....... . @CarbsRok is right. When hubbie was diagnosed in January, and was given metformin to take, his BG would not come down below 15 fasting. He was cutting down on carbs, eating really healthily, exercising more and basically doing everything he could within his knowledge at that time. Doc then gave him glicizide (not sure of spelling) to take along with metformin. Still no real improvement. By the time he was referred to see consultant in March,. non fasting blood was 24 and he was put straight on insulin. 10 units of Lantus before bed. This had an immediate effect on his levels. Following morning after first dose of insulin BG was 13, we were ecstatic! It continued to come down. It later turned out he was type 1 and not type 2. He came off the glicizide, still takes the metformin and 8 units of lantus. It sounds like your other half is now making an effort and you are def. doing things right. I'd book that appointment with GP and broach the subject of type 1 and see what the says. I hope it's not but better to explore that possibility. Let us know how it goes over the weekend.
I think that this is perhaps a key factor in why my partner's blood sugar levels are so high....he leads a very sedentary / inactive life despite my efforts to encourage him to move more....a large part of his day is spent in bed (doesn't get up till late / often goes for a lie down) and when he does get up he is quite inactive....he doesn't really walk anywhere and will even go short distances in the car....
Am sure that being more active would get his blood sugar levels down as exercise is an important part of the equation.....diet and exercise....
Obviously this is the next area that I will have to concentrate my efforts on....