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My husband has been a type 2 for about 11years. He's just been put on insulin today. Any advice on this please?

Merry christmas everyone and thank you very much for the response. I have advised him to make an appointment with Doc to check statin dosage because even he has been complaining about it. Thanks.

Hello Again everyone Can someone please help with this; my hubby has been complaining lately of feeling wobbly and tripping when walking. He loses concentration too and is quite irritable. His blood sugar is alright-bw 6.5-6.7 before meals. What could be the cause? He is on metfomin three times...

Hubby was given Gilcazide tabs and the difference is clear!!! He has put on some weight and is eating and feeling better. Problen is that he gets'hypos' often. Last week he went for a checkup and BG was 4.5. Nurse said to watch it as it could go too low. He has had two episodes recently where he...

Re: mini hypos help!! Hubby was given Gilcazide tabs and the difference is clear!!! He has put on some weight and is eating and feeling better. Problen is that he gets'hypos' often. Last week he went for a checkup and BG was 4.5. Nurse said to watch it as it could go too low. He has had two...

Thank you all. We saw the nurse yesterday and he was helpful. He did a BG test and found that the level was still very high 17.4. This was after 4hours of last meal. He however was not very helpful about explaining the hypo. He suggested it may not have been a real one as the body could show...

He has been given metaformin and simvastatin. He has been taking these for the last three weeks.

Also please can someone tell me when I am to go with him to see the nurse for information. Is it at his first appt which is on Monday? or do we make anor appointment? the letter said he is to bring his urine and it's for a review.

Thank you. I am really glad i found this forum. Hope to get some answers as i think my hubby is losing weight too much. Also he has lost his apetite.

hello all My husband was diagnosed about three weeks ago with type 2 diabetes. I know a bit about controlling diet as my Father has diabetes so i sort of know how it works, However, he had a hypo two days ago(hubby). He has not been given any glucose testing instructions and first appt with...