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<blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1817022" data-attributes="member: 468714"><p>Hi [USER=479207]@Kayleigh1008[/USER],</p><p>1) <strong>please ensure that you do not participate in his unhealthy eating habits. </strong>When one of a couple is T2D, there is a greater chance that the other member will develop T2D.</p><p>2)<strong> do not give into his behaviour,</strong> Stock and cook only healthy foods, no soft drink. minimum alcohol etc<strong> If you can gain support for your stance from his parents and siblings, so much the better.</strong></p><p>3) <strong>write to his doctor to explain your concerns and ask about low carb diets</strong> (read up in this site) Doctors are human and can become used to prescribing medications to 'fix' diabetics and forget that diet counts as just as or more important in some people. ( also <strong><em>your husband may be telling porky pies to the doctor about his diet</em></strong>)</p><p>4)<strong><em> in addition to measuring blood sugars </em></strong>which as other has said may be difficult to have funded <strong>consider a weekly weigh</strong>, you and him. If you might need to watch your weight, have a competition. You will need to decide of how scores are kept, how to prevent begging off and cheating plus what incentives can be built into the competition. ( maybe being let off chores, but that works both ways so he may have to do the cooking sometimes, wish is not a bad idea for him to get used to his diet).</p><p>5) <strong>scary programs about the complications of diabetes sometimes work but the scarier the more that denial may occur</strong></p><p>6) <strong>encourage him to develop friendships with people who eat healthy diets, who exercise etc</strong> - sometimes <strong><em>taking up an interest or hobby helps in this regard ( but not wine-tasting, bowls or golf (with drinks at the clubhouse later)</em></strong></p><p>7) also <strong>look at activities you can take on as a couple </strong>- e.g. dancing classes</p><p>8) for superstitious reasons I never like to finish at 7 so .. perhaps<strong> a subtle hint about how good management of his diabetes can help maintain his sexual prowess</strong> ( and poor diet etc will do the opposite) might just be the carrot required !!</p><p>Good luck !!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitedoc, post: 1817022, member: 468714"] Hi [USER=479207]@Kayleigh1008[/USER], 1) [B]please ensure that you do not participate in his unhealthy eating habits. [/B]When one of a couple is T2D, there is a greater chance that the other member will develop T2D. 2)[B] do not give into his behaviour,[/B] Stock and cook only healthy foods, no soft drink. minimum alcohol etc[B] If you can gain support for your stance from his parents and siblings, so much the better.[/B] 3) [B]write to his doctor to explain your concerns and ask about low carb diets[/B] (read up in this site) Doctors are human and can become used to prescribing medications to 'fix' diabetics and forget that diet counts as just as or more important in some people. ( also [B][I]your husband may be telling porky pies to the doctor about his diet[/I][/B]) 4)[B][I] in addition to measuring blood sugars [/I][/B]which as other has said may be difficult to have funded [B]consider a weekly weigh[/B], you and him. If you might need to watch your weight, have a competition. You will need to decide of how scores are kept, how to prevent begging off and cheating plus what incentives can be built into the competition. ( maybe being let off chores, but that works both ways so he may have to do the cooking sometimes, wish is not a bad idea for him to get used to his diet). 5) [B]scary programs about the complications of diabetes sometimes work but the scarier the more that denial may occur[/B] 6) [B]encourage him to develop friendships with people who eat healthy diets, who exercise etc[/B] - sometimes [B][I]taking up an interest or hobby helps in this regard ( but not wine-tasting, bowls or golf (with drinks at the clubhouse later)[/I][/B] 7) also [B]look at activities you can take on as a couple [/B]- e.g. dancing classes 8) for superstitious reasons I never like to finish at 7 so .. perhaps[B] a subtle hint about how good management of his diabetes can help maintain his sexual prowess[/B] ( and poor diet etc will do the opposite) might just be the carrot required !! Good luck !! [/QUOTE]
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