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- Type of diabetes
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her diet it terrible ....thank you for the linkWhat does she eat? Diet can make a huge difference.
Have a look at this http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf
her diet it terrible ....thank you for the linkWhat does she eat? Diet can make a huge difference.
Have a look at this http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf
I am having a hard time watching a beautiful strong active woman slowly and painfully die before my eyes. I do appreciate the respect aspect but if you see what I have been seeing you may change that or not. She is only a shell of what she was and nobody should put another person through that really I do know what your saying though ....thanksI have a wife who will not 'do' doctors ..thankfully she is in good health, and not diabetic ..but I know if she needed any non emergency treatment (She has had broken bones fixed) she would refuse treatment. She is quite strong and is active in anti vivisection campaigns .. and this the reason she avoids any medication, or any products that are tested on animals.
On the other hand she sorts out my many medications for my heart failure .. so is not enforcing her way of thinking on me.
My point is ... I have to support and respect her decision .. yes if anything should happen to her I will find it desperately hard to support her decision. At the end of the day its her body ..
Try to support your wife's decision .. who knows maybe if she sees your supporting her in this she may change her mind and take the medication
Hope this helps to give you a different perspective on her actions
Then there is room for improvement. You never know, going LCHF might help a great deal.her diet it terrible ....thank you for the link
Just to clarify, did you mean that she says no to you attending appointments or being given medical info? If so, that does make things harder. While HCPs can't give out personal information without consent, there is nothing stopping you writing to them and sharing your views and information about what she is like at home. They might be able to influence her, but it is a long shot.I know the answer is no ...already tried 50 times ...she says no to testing because she knows they are high so here optimal is 5.5 - 7.5, hers have been as high as 28 for long periods of time and have even crested 30 the meter we had then only went to 30. most people would have been passed out or in a coma and have no idea why she wasn't, At the hospital 10 days ago they were 21
I try to watch for that but my job takes me from home for 9.5 hours a day and I work nights during winter months witch helps with getting her to appointments but longer hours away up to 13. She wont let me into her appointments but I know who they are with ..Heart, kidney, circulation ,eyes ( they have been bleeding) etc so things are getting worse inside to and I see the back pain so I know its her kidneys .. blahJust to clarify, did you mean that she says no to you attending appointments or being given medical info? If so, that does make things harder. While HCPs can't give out personal information without consent, there is nothing stopping you writing to them and sharing your views and information about what she is like at home. They might be able to influence her, but it is a long shot.
If she doesn't want to test at home, there is probably no point in trying to get her to do it, when it's clear the result will be high. Better to focus on getting her to have medical appointments and get tested there.
There is, however, a serious medical condition you need to be aware of, if you're not already, that a T2 can develop with very high sugar levels. I don't want to add to your worries but knowing about the condition may help if she starts to show signs of it. Maybe you can negotiate that if she appears to be developing this condition, she will do a BG test to help her/you decide about her going to hospital for treatment. It's not ideal of course, but if she becomes semi conscious, then calling an ambulance and shuffling her onto a stretcher is one way to get her to hospital. This condition can occur when her BG levels are above 33 for some time (and the home BG meters only go up to 33, higher than that and they say "HI". Here is the info:
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-complications/hyperosmolar-hyperglycemic-nonketotic-syndrome.html
Yes I will thanks ....geez that had promise at first@Cant_help_her ...just following on from @CatLadyNZ 's comment above there is also a potential issue with forxiga which was highlighted on a thread here a short while ago....just something that perhaps you should be aware of...
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/warning-if-taking-foxiga-dapiflagifloxin.80481/#post-899963
....thankfully my partner has not suffered any such side effects from forxiga to date but it is useful to know what to look out for...your wife's healthcare team should be aware of this and be monitoring her while she is on this medication...
Why would you say it must be something else? Unless I missed something, everything the OP is describing is exactly what would happen from uncontrolled diabetes over many years. Exactly the kind of stuff that most of us are told on diagnosis about the "natural progression of the disease"?You said her diet is awful so what exactly what does she eat. Just bad diet and diabetes alone would not have brought her to the place she is at now there must be other things for example like having other medical conditions that affect her.
. . . . . I can't get my head around what to eat what not to eat, . . . .
Ive been married about 28 years, my wife was diagnosed with type 2 about 20 years ago and was warned that if she didn't look after it insulin would follow. About 15 years ago she was told that she needed insulin and she made a few attempts to take but gave up. Now she is in serious trouble and still refuses treatment!! is there anyone out there that deals with the same thing and could just talk to me?. We just had a 4 day hospital visit for a foot infection and she refused to start insulin and told them she never would. I don't need to tell anyone here what not taking insulin does to a body after that time but its so tough to watch. Any real advice would help not looking for silly replies thank you
Hi.
I am type 2 diabetic and mine where very bad where I gave up taking my insulin. I was on 1800 units a day which is about 6 pens a day. I told diabetic team about my problem and they understood. But my only option was weight loss surgery just for my diabetes. This might be a solution as there are soo many people who was on insulin is now not a diabetic and take tablets or no diabetes medication. Your diabetic team can help with the referral. But I think this might be the best option
To be honest I don't think there is anything you can do other than love her and support her in whatever way she needs. Your wife sounds so much like myself, I have refused insulin but do take Metformin and Glicazide. I have Neuropathy and Mortons Neuroma so using my feet and hands is so painful. I too am on anti depressants, two lots infact one for the neuropathy the other for depression. Diabetes has beaten me and caused so many other auto immune conditions that basically I have just given up. I try to lose weight all the time, exercise is more or less impossible, take over 30 meds a day.Ive been married about 28 years, my wife was diagnosed with type 2 about 20 years ago and was warned that if she didn't look after it insulin would follow. About 15 years ago she was told that she needed insulin and she made a few attempts to take but gave up. Now she is in serious trouble and still refuses treatment!! is there anyone out there that deals with the same thing and could just talk to me?. We just had a 4 day hospital visit for a foot infection and she refused to start insulin and told them she never would. I don't need to tell anyone here what not taking insulin does to a body after that time but its so tough to watch. Any real advice would help not looking for silly replies thank you