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Hi everyone
So last week my husband went to the doctors about something, she stated that it could indicate diabetes so booked in a blood test for the Wednesday just gone. Didn’t think much of it, but they rang first thing yesterday advising he go a see the diabetes nurse as he had high blood glucose. This obviously came as a bit of a shock. Once there we were told his Hbca1 was 93, she then did the finger prick test and that was 14.1 and he hadn’t eaten anything since the day before. He was prescribed Metformin and given a blood glucose test to keep an eye on it, he also had another blood test to determine whether its type 1 or type 2.
Obviously this happened quite fast and we aren’t really sure how to approach it yet. He has another appointment next week, I’m assuming he’ll be referred to a dietician? In the mean time, is there anything food-wise that he should avoid? Or can he still eat pretty much anything? He’s been reading labels since and avoiding high sugar/processed foods. I’ve looked around at info, but it’s just so much to take in, is there anything that maybe simplifies it all so it’s easier to understand?
Also any tips/advice on how to support/help him I would be so grateful for
Thank you x
So last week my husband went to the doctors about something, she stated that it could indicate diabetes so booked in a blood test for the Wednesday just gone. Didn’t think much of it, but they rang first thing yesterday advising he go a see the diabetes nurse as he had high blood glucose. This obviously came as a bit of a shock. Once there we were told his Hbca1 was 93, she then did the finger prick test and that was 14.1 and he hadn’t eaten anything since the day before. He was prescribed Metformin and given a blood glucose test to keep an eye on it, he also had another blood test to determine whether its type 1 or type 2.
Obviously this happened quite fast and we aren’t really sure how to approach it yet. He has another appointment next week, I’m assuming he’ll be referred to a dietician? In the mean time, is there anything food-wise that he should avoid? Or can he still eat pretty much anything? He’s been reading labels since and avoiding high sugar/processed foods. I’ve looked around at info, but it’s just so much to take in, is there anything that maybe simplifies it all so it’s easier to understand?
Also any tips/advice on how to support/help him I would be so grateful for
Thank you x