Thanks for taking the time to reply. We're all a bit confused at the moment because some medical staff are telling us that he must have been diabetic for years and others are saying it's the anti-rejection drugs. He is on the "portly" side. No mention had ever been made about diabetes until he had a by-pass operation a couple of years ago. After the operation they were asking me what drugs he was taking for his diabetes. We'd been seeing a lipids consultant about the cholesterol and he kept an eye on the "diabetes" too. We saw him every 6 months, but he never saw the need to put my husband on any medication. And the last time we saw him he said we didn't need to go for another year. People at the last hospital have been saying "oh, you've been managing it with diet have you?". Well, we haven't intentionally, but we do eat a pretty healthy diet anyway, which has obviously done the trick. We've been monitoring bloods 4 times a day since the transplant operation and the lowest reading was 5.6 before breakfast one morning, the highest 14 after a pile of mashed potato before I read here that that can really push the sugar up. When I rang the hospital to report in with the readings the woman I spoke to seemed to think we were doing okay. I don't know enough about it yet, I'm still feeling my way. One interesting fact. I read that cinnamon can mimic insulin and lower blood sugar. After drinking a couple of cups of cinnamon tea we got the lowest readings so far, so don't know if there is anything in this. Would be really interested to know how your friend coped with his post transplant diabetes. I need all the help I can get. Thanks.
