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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
I've posted about my dad before but am looking for some more advice.
Dad has had T2 since he was in his early 40s, and was put on insulin after about 3 years. He's now late 70s so has been on insulin for over 30 years.
His diet isn't good and he doesn't follow the NHS advice about eating. Fair enough, neither do I as I do LCHF but dad eats lots of carbs usually. Hus blood sugar are always high.
However he has recently had a long period of hospitalisation and illness and has really gone off his food. He's eating relatively little and has lost weight. So now he's earing mainly salads with maybe a piece of ham or a hard boiled egg.
So far so good. But he seems to think that as he's hardly eating anything he doesn't need to take his insulin. The diabetic specialist did change his routine so he's now only injecting once per day (18 units long acting, 14 short). But Dad hates injecting so has now started skipping injections. I went to stay with him last week as mum had to go away for a few days, and one morning he said he hadn't taken his injection as his blood sugar was "only" 21. He knows perfectly well that this is too high.
He's already got very bad diabetic neuropathy in his feet and legs and has now started to lose sensation in his fingers.
Part of me says I should stop nagging him as he's nearly 80 and can done hat he wants. But his Ill health is taking a huge toll on my mum who is very fit and active but getting worn down by this. Also, if he loses sensation in his hands he will be much more dependent, have to stop driving etc.
Any ideas as to how to get through to him?
Dad has had T2 since he was in his early 40s, and was put on insulin after about 3 years. He's now late 70s so has been on insulin for over 30 years.
His diet isn't good and he doesn't follow the NHS advice about eating. Fair enough, neither do I as I do LCHF but dad eats lots of carbs usually. Hus blood sugar are always high.
However he has recently had a long period of hospitalisation and illness and has really gone off his food. He's eating relatively little and has lost weight. So now he's earing mainly salads with maybe a piece of ham or a hard boiled egg.
So far so good. But he seems to think that as he's hardly eating anything he doesn't need to take his insulin. The diabetic specialist did change his routine so he's now only injecting once per day (18 units long acting, 14 short). But Dad hates injecting so has now started skipping injections. I went to stay with him last week as mum had to go away for a few days, and one morning he said he hadn't taken his injection as his blood sugar was "only" 21. He knows perfectly well that this is too high.
He's already got very bad diabetic neuropathy in his feet and legs and has now started to lose sensation in his fingers.
Part of me says I should stop nagging him as he's nearly 80 and can done hat he wants. But his Ill health is taking a huge toll on my mum who is very fit and active but getting worn down by this. Also, if he loses sensation in his hands he will be much more dependent, have to stop driving etc.
Any ideas as to how to get through to him?