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Thanks yeah i think it is a bit of denial phase hopefully wont last too long, he was due first appointment at diabetic clinic today which i hoped would be useful in explaining things to him but they just called and cancelled! and put it back another month, so thats over 2 months since diagnosis...

Thank you will look into those books. Well we had a talk tonight and hes agreed to make an effort, he had even went and done a little exercise on our cross trainer but then took a funny turn after wards and was shaking and dizzy i panicked and gave him some ice cream and about an hour later he...

Thank you for those link, very interesting video i will try and get him to watch it later and also have a look at the glucose monitors had a quick look myself but its all very confusing. I know he does appreciate me trying to help and he knows i just care but on the other hand maybe feeling like...

Thank you for the replies, the previous post is spot on that is exactly what my husband says 'im taking my tablets so i am accepting it' he thinks thats enough and im trying to help him without trying to sound like his mum and telling him what to do, its a hard situation, i can understand the...

Re: Patner not listening at all worried I have offered to make it but he prefers to do it just before leaving the house but if i have a better idea of what to buy in that might force him to only use whats there, so if he took say a salad sandwich, a diet yogurt, a piece of fruit and one biscuit...

Re: Patner not listening at all worried Thank you for the replies, i have offered to go to the gp with him and the clinic but he refused too embarrassed to have the wife there i think, i only buy diet drinks and sweeteners for the house now and he does use them without a problem its just he...

Re: Patner not listening at all worried Thanks for giving advice i really appreciate it, sadly i cant get my husband to even read about diabetes never mind go online so sort of trying to do it for him. He was diagnosed after noticing alot of symptoms, very thirsty, going to loo constantly...

Re: Patner not listening at all worried He wasnt supposed to go back to gp but to see diabetes clinic which was a month away he has it next week for first time. The metformin is on repeat, the glicazide he said was for 1 month only and was given because of the thrush to lower sugars quickly and...

My partner was diagnosed with type 2 about a month and a half ago. He was placed on 2 metformin a day long term and 2 glicazide for one month, he was also given a week long treatment for thrush. While on both tablets he was making an effort with his diet, the funny smell on his breath left the...

Re: Partner newly diagnosed. Thank you, thats quite worrying then hes had this smell for quite a few weeks now and managed to forget twice! to mention it to the gp typical :roll: i will get him to get that checked asap. It was a week and a half ago he received the diagnosis so last had his...

Re: Partner newly diagnosed. Thanks, i will speak to him tonight about the importance of testing, i also thought he was young for type 2 although he is overweight and has been for a long time so perhaps thats why they think type 2. Hes only been on metformin for less than a week and started the...

Re: Partner newly diagnosed. yeah it sounds like its going to take a while before we know what exactly works for my husband. One thing im wondering is how to they know if you are type 1 or type 2? can they just tell from the bloods. Reason i ask it he was fine then very suddenly developed an...

Re: Partner newly diagnosed. Thank you cugila i will have a read through those links, i know my husband is not keen on self testing and feels that if the gp says its not needed then its not but i would much rather he did as everything ive read online indicates its important. Annie, thats quite...

Re: Partner newly diagnosed. thank you for your information, yeah he was given a few print out sheets basically saying he should be filling up on starchy carbs (40%) of meal and having little fats and sugars and switching to diet and sugar free foods so its all pretty confusing. Other than that...

Hi, my other half has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He had fasting bloods checked which were 21.8. He has been prescribed 2 metformin per day and 2 glicazide per day hes only just started these. He is a couple of stone overweight so hes aiming to lose that soon as he can. Basically...