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Good Morning, and thank you for allowing me to join. I am here for my husband, our Dr. “thinks” he maybe diabetic. He is undergoing tests at present. I have so many questions to ask.
Firstly, we live in Portugal and they just gave a monitor and didn’t tell us anything else. I have muddled my way through how to use the monitor, and I think I have worked out how often he must do his bloods. I have been trawling various U.K. sites for diabetes to try and get some guidance about diet. My husband cannot swallow tablets even though given Metaformin 500mg x 2 a day so is refusing to take them T the moment. We are trying to work out if he can control it (if tests come back as positive next Wednesday 14th July) I’m just finding this whole experience a minefield and we are both completely overwhelmed with stuff we have to try and learn. I am currently keeping a spreadsheet of his readings for bloods, BP, diet and exercise. As we are in Portugal all his readings are mg/dl….I don’t understand any of the acronyms being used and just utterly confused..
Firstly, we live in Portugal and they just gave a monitor and didn’t tell us anything else. I have muddled my way through how to use the monitor, and I think I have worked out how often he must do his bloods. I have been trawling various U.K. sites for diabetes to try and get some guidance about diet. My husband cannot swallow tablets even though given Metaformin 500mg x 2 a day so is refusing to take them T the moment. We are trying to work out if he can control it (if tests come back as positive next Wednesday 14th July) I’m just finding this whole experience a minefield and we are both completely overwhelmed with stuff we have to try and learn. I am currently keeping a spreadsheet of his readings for bloods, BP, diet and exercise. As we are in Portugal all his readings are mg/dl….I don’t understand any of the acronyms being used and just utterly confused..